Specialty polymer additives : principles and applications

This is an invaluable resource of state-of-the-art reviews on specialty polymer additives for polymer scientists, technologists, chemists and engineers. The book provides a definitive reference of the principles and industrial applications of specialty polymer additives written by world leading authorities in the field.

Antioxidant Action of Organic Sulfites, Small Structural Changes with Large Effect on Antioxidant Activity in 2-Alkylthioalkyl-phenols, The Antioxidant Role of Vitamin E in the Melt Stabilisation of Polyolefins, Organic Phosphites as Polymer Stabilizers, Mechanism of the Thermo-oxidative Degradation of Unstabilized and Stabilized Polypropylene, Containing Phenolic Antioxidant and Hindered amine Stabilizers, Photooxidation and Photostabilisation of Fire Retarded Polypropylene, A New Family of Benzotriazoles: How to Modulate Properties within the same Technology, Photostabilization of UV-Cured Coatings and Thermosets, The Many-Sided Effects of StabilizersMass on UV Stabililty of Polyolefins, New Aspects of Additives Solubility in Polymers, UV Blocked Films for Pest Control in Greenhouse, Flame Retarding Thermoplastics: Additive versus Reactive Approach, Application and Mode of Fire Retardant Action of Aromatic Phosphates, Mode of Action of Zinc Borates in Flame Retardant Eva-Metal Hydroxides Systems, New Silicone Flame Retardant for Polycarbonate Derivatives, Flame Retardant Mechanism of Silica, Measurement of Toxic Gases in Fires by FTIR, Copper (I) Networks: Potential Smoke Suppression Agents in Poly (vinyl Chloride), Is there a Correlation Between Cross-linking and Thermal Stability, Polymer-clay Hybrids Based on Polypropylene and Polystyrene, Comparing Polymer-clay Nanocomposites with Conventional Composites using Composite Modelling, Coatings of Clay-Polymer Nanocomposite Materials, Characterization and Application of Functionalized Clays in Polymer/Clay Nanocomposites, Control of Toughness in Semicrystalline Heterogeneous Polymers Through Well-directed, Micromechanical Deformation Processes, Super Phosphorescent Additives for High-Quality Illumination at Low Additive-Loading Levels