Commercial Polymer Blends [Hardcover]

Preamble. Abbreviations in Appendices. Part One: Polymer Science and Technology. 1. Introduction. 2. Polymer Industry. 3. Development of Polymer Processing. 4. Development of Polymer Science. 5. Nomenclature of Polymeric Systems. Part Two: Technical and Economic Rationality for Polymer Blending. 6. Reasons for, benefits and problems of blending. 7. Morphology. 8. Rheology. 9. Development of Polymer Blends. Part Three: Commodity Resin Blends. 10. Styrenics: Polystyrene and Styrene Copolymers. 11. Polyvinylchloride. 12. Polyvinylidene Halide Blends. 13. Poly(methy)methacrylate, PMA and PMMA, Blends. 14. Polyethylene Blends. 15. Polypropylene. Part Four: Engineering Resin Blends. 16. Polyamide Blends. 17. Polyester Blends. 18. Polycarbonate Blends.19. Polyoxymethylene (Acetal Resins). 20. Polyphenleneether. 21. Specialty Resin Blends. 22. Recycling and Biodegradable Blends. References. Appendices: I. List of international abbreviations for polymers. II. List of the commercial blends. III. The major types of polymer blends. IV. Polymer blends discoveries and developments. Index.