Handbook of polymer degradation

This useful reference provides up-to-date coverage, from both the engineering and scientific viewpoints, of the most recent findings in the expanding field of polymer degradation and stabilization - including areas in which polymers have only recently been used and detailed information has not previ...

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Other Authors: Hamid, S. Halim, Amin, Mohamed B., Maadhah, Ali G.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Marcel Dekker 1992
Series:Environmental science and pollution control series 2
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Table of Contents:
  • Radiation degradation and stabilization of polypropylene / Sei-ichi Nishimoto and Tsutomo Kagiya
  • Possible effects of stratospheric ozone depletion on weatherability of plastics / Anthony L. Andrady and S. Halim Hamid
  • Chemical degradation / Anand Kumar Kulshreshtha
  • Degradation of polymer blends / Francesco Paolo La Mantia
  • Natural and artificial weathering of polymers / Musa R. Kamal and Bing Huang
  • Photoinduced degradation of polymers / Zenjiro Osawa
  • Weathering degradation of polyethylene / S. Halim Hamid, Ali G. Maadhah, and Mohamed B. Amin
  • Aspects of polymer stabilization / Alfonso J. Chirinos-PadrĂ³n and Norman S. Allen
  • Synergistic stabilization of polymers / Shin-ichi Yachigo
  • Degradable plastics / Hideki Omichi
  • Biodegradation of polymers / Ann-Christine Albertsson
  • Starch-based degradable plastics / Wayne J. Maddever
  • Controlled degradation of plastics : environmental toxicology / Robert S. Ennis
  • Aspects of greenhouse film stabilization / Frank Henninger
  • Degradation of polymers in geomembranes and geotextiles / Arthur Richard Horrocks and Jennifer A. D'Souza
  • Degradation and stabilization of polymeric coating materials / George Mills
  • Polymer degradation in medical applications / A.F. Azhar and A.M. Usmani
  • Polymer degradation in insulation of high-voltage transmission systems / Mohammad Akbar
  • Biodegradability of biomedical polymers / Roger E. Marchant.