Polymer Blends Handbook

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Utracki, Leszek A. (Editor), Wilkie, Charles A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2014.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Physical chemistry.; Polymers.; Chemical engineering.; Amorphous substances.; Complex fluids.; Materials science.; Polymer Sciences.; Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Physical Chemistry.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.

The Polymer Blends Handbook is a fundamental reference work on polymer blends, covering all aspects: science, engineering, technology and application. It will appeal to anyone working in the field of blends, researchers as well as engineers. The Handbook is designed to be the source of information o...

Table of Contents:

• Fundamentals: Polymer Blends: Introduction
• Thermodynamics of Polymer Blends
• Crystallization, Micro- and Nano-structure, and Melting Behavior of Polymer Blends
• Interphase and Compatibilization by Addition of a Compatibilizer
• Reactive Compatibilization
• Interpenetrating Polymer Networks
• Rheology of Polymer Alloys and Blends
• Morphology of Polymer Blends
• Compounding Polymer Blends
• Properties: Properties and Performance of Polymer Blends
• Mechanical Properties of Polymer Blends
• Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy on Polymer Blends
• Physical Aging of Polymer Blends
• Degradation, Stabilization, and Flammability of Polymer Blends
• APPLICATIONS: Applications of Polymer Blends
• High Performance Polymer Alloys and Blends for Special Applications
• Polymer Blends Containing “Nanoparticles”
• Polyethylenes and their Blends
• Commercial Polymer Blends
• Recycling Polymer Blends
• Miscible Polymer Blends
• Appendices: Appendix I. International Abbreviations for Polymers and Polymer Processing
• Appendix II. Examples of Commercial Polymer Blends
• Appendix III. Dictionary of Terms Used in Polymer Science and Technology
• Appendix IV. Trade Names of Polymers and their Blends
• Appendix V. Commercialization Dates of Selected Polymers
• Appendix VI. Notation and Symbols.