Handbook of Polymer Blends and Composites, Volumes 1-4

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The extraordinary growth in the use of plastics in the last century is in response to a growing world population, with its increasing demands for more food, better health care, improved housing and numerous cheaper and abundant consumer products. What is expected of the chemical industry in the 21st century is to produce plastics while being aware of the environment, by reducing waste production, reducing the consumption of materials, reducing the demand for energy, reducing the use of non-renewable resources, and reducing risks, hazards and costs. Use of polymer blends and composites provides a very versatile strategy for designing new materials that fulfil these 'green' requirements: Lower costs without sacrificing properties Ability to tailor properties without creation of completely new polymer High performance blend from synergistically interacting polymers Recycling industrial and/or municipal scrap Content:• Front Matter • Preface • Table of Contents •Volume 1. Handbook of Polymer Blends and Composites 1. History of Composites 2. Particulate Fillers and Fibre Reinforcements 3. Composites in Asia 4. Advances in Wood-Based Composites in China 5. Overview of the Use of Composites Worldwide 6. The Interface in Polymer Composites 7. Novel Multifunctional Epoxy Resins 8. Flame Retardant Polyester Resins 9. Cure Kinetics of Vinyl Ester Resins 10. Cure Monitoring 11. Curing and Bonding of Composites Using Electron Beam Processing 12. Composites: At the Turn of Century • Abbreviations and Acronyms • Contributors Index •Volume 2. Handbook of Polymer Blends and Composites• Front Matter • Preface • Table of Contents 1. An Overview of Composite Fabrication, Design and Cost 2. Liquid Moulding Processes 3. Use of Advanced Composite Materials in the Construction of Suspension Push-Rods for a Formula One Racing Car 4. Corrosion Resistance of Polymers, Polymer Blends and Composites in Liquid Environments 5. New Approaches to Reduce Plastic Combustibility 6. Fibre Reinforced Plastic Composites for Biomedical Applications 7. Composite Materials in the Nuclear and Space Industries: Specific Applications 8. Advanced Composites for Offshore Developments 9. Functional Polymer Composites 10. Conducting Polymer Composites 11. Recycling of Automotive Composites • Abbreviations and Acronyms • Contributors Index •Volume 3A. Handbook of Polymer Blends and Composites Front Matter • Preface • Table of Contents 1. Terminology 2. Thermodynamics of Multicomponent Polymer Systems 3. Phase Behaviour 4. Interface (Interphase) in Demixed Polymer Systems 5. Water Soluble Polymer Systems - Phase Behaviour and Complex Formation 6. Water Soluble Polymer Systems - Applications of Interpolymer Complexes and Blends 7. Reactive Blending 8. Advanced Polymers: Interpenetrating Networks •Volume 3B. Handbook of Polymer Blends and Composites• Front Matter 9. Heterofibres 10. Glass Transition in Polymer Blends 11. Crystallisation, Morphology and Melting in Polymer Blends 12. Radiation-Effects on Polymer Blends 13. Ageing of Polymer Blends and Composites 14. Degradation Behaviour of Polymer Blends and Thermal Treatment of Polymer Waste 15. Singular Thermal Behaviour of Polystyrene/Polydimethylsiloxane Blends • Abbreviations Index •Volume 4A. Handbook of Polymer Blends and Composites Front Matter • Preface • Table of Contents 1. Polyolefin Blends 2. The Property Trends and Applications of Blends of Metallocene Plastics with other Plastics 3. Polyvinyl Chloride-Based Blends 4. Polystyrene and Styrene Copolymer - Based Blends 5. Ionomer Polyblends 6. Polyamide-Based Blends 7. Polyester-Based Blends 8. Blends Based on Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) and the Products Based on This Polymer •Volume 4B. Handbook of Polymer Blends and Composites• Front Matter 9. Polyacrylic-Based Polymer Blends 10. Rubber Toughened Epoxies/Thermosets 11. Blends Containing Thermostable Heterocyclic Polymers 12. Blends and Interpenetrating Networks Based on Polyurethanes 13. Blends and Networks Containing Silicon-Based Polymers 14. Lignin-Based Blends 15. Environmentally-Friendly Polymers and Blends 16. Liquid Crystalline Polymers in Polymer Blends • Abbreviations Index