Thermoplastic and Rubber Compounds: Technology & Physical Chemistry

by James L. White and Kwang-Jea Kim

Pages: 290, Hardbound

ISBN: 1-56990-407-3

Published: 2008

 

All commercial polymers are compounds that contain additives primarily intended as stabilizers. These additives protect the polymer from oxygen, heat, and other aspects of the environment. Many available polymer products are compounds that involve a wide range of ingredients, including commercial products such as polypropylene-based thermoplastic elastomers, polyvinyl chloride pipes, mineral-filled polypropylene, and pneumatic tire components.

Compounding recipies have generally been designed on the basis of considering each active ingredient independently and presuming these ingredients do not interact. This often turns out not to be the case. When the number of components becomes three or more, unexpected consequences often result.

This book describes the components and composition of major types of polymer compounds used in both the thermoplastics and rubber industries. The intended mechanisms of these additives and their sometimes various interactions with one another are thoroughly researched and explained.

Contents:

1. Polymer-Particle Filler Systems
2. Polymer Solutions and Swollen Vulcanizates
3. Polymer Additive Binary Systems
4. Binary Polymer Blends
5. Ternary Systems: Polymer Blends Plus Solvent Additives and Compatibilizing Agents
6. Polymer-Filler-Additive Compounds
7. Multicomponent Compounds
8. Mixing Machinery

 

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