Organosilicon Materials

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Chandra, Grish (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1997.
• Edition: 1st ed. 1997.
• Series: Anthropogenic Compounds, 3 / 3H
• Subjects: Environmental health.; Environmental pollution.; Environmental management.; Environmental Health.; Terrestrial Pollution.; Environmental Management.

This volume, written by 25 experts from industry and research, provides a thorough overview of commercially important and environmentally mobile organosilicon materials. It outlines the structure, properties and applications of the four most significant material classes, and summarizes their environ...

Table of Contents:

• Industrial Organosilicon Materials, Their Environmental Entry and Predicted Fate
• Methods for the Extraction and Detection of Trace Organosilicon Materials in Environmental Samples
• Eco-Relevant Properties of Selected Organosilicon Materials
• Ecotoxicity Testing Challenges of Organosilicon Materials
• Organoalkoxysilanes, Organosilanols, and Organosiloxanols
• Volatile Methylsiloxanes
• Polydimethylsiloxane
• Polyethermethylsiloxanes
• Regulatory Status of Silicones in the United States
• Regulatory Status of Silicones in Europe
• Regulatory Status of Silicones in Japan
• The Silicone Industry and its Environmental Impact.