Synopses & Reviews
The selection of the right plasticizer is not straightforward, because the large number of different commercial plasticizers available, their varying properties and environmental and health issues. The information, data and practical guidance provided in this book helps engineers and scientists to select the right plasticizer for a wide range of different applications.
This second edition includes updated and expanded data sections for a large number of commercial plasticizers, as well as chapters with theoretical background. In this definitive reference work, the chemical and physical properties of the main types of plasticizer are explained, guidance is provided regarding the role of plasticizers in material improvement, plasticizer effects on physical and mechanical properties of plasticized materials are explored and extensive data is provided, relating to 80 groups of products. The way the data is presented helps readers to find information quickly, and helps them to reach optimal decisions regarding the selection and applications of plasticizers.
Expert opinions on various aspects of plasticizers' effects are discussed, and information provided on the effects of plasticizers on process conditions, equipment maintenance, energy consumption, plasticizers persistence in soil and water, and plasticizers releases and their presence in the environment.
The most comprehensive reference work available, covering the properties and applications of plasticizers.Combine scientific background with extensive data and practical engineering techniques.Includes essential health and safety guidance.
Synopsis
The second edition of the Handbook of Plasticizers thoroughly reviews information currently available in open literature, such as published scientific papers, information from plasticizer manufacturers, and patent literature.
Plasticizers are used in so many products that every library should have this reference source of information on plasticizers readily available for its readers. This book should be used in conjunction with Plasticizer Database, which gives information on the present status and properties of industrial and research plasticizers.
The book covers the uses, advantages, and disadvantages of plasticizers, historical and theoretical background, their effects on process conditions, and health, safety, and environmental issues.
Synopsis
This book contains comprehensive review of information available in open literature, such as published scientific papers, information from plasticizer manufacturers, and patent literature. The book contains information from the most recent sources and updated information from the previous edition. The information available today permits to use plasticizers more effectively and to avoid certain plasticizers in applications where they may cause health or material durability problems. Plasticizer incorporation demands a broad background of information because plasticizers are now added to complex mixtures containing variety of materials which may have different reactions to the presence of plasticizers. Plasticizer's choice is also not simple because there is a large selection of commercial plasticizers and various environmental issues dictating preferred solutions. Both aspects considered indicate the need for comprehensive source which, using currently available means of computerized database should provide data and a broad background of theoretical information in condensed form easy to search. All numerical data are in the form of database (see information on Plasticizer Database which is a separate publication), whereas the theoretical component of information is given in the traditional form of a printed book. More information on our website www.chemtec.org