Applied Plastics Engineering Handbook: Processing, Materials, and Applications

Applied Plastics Engineering Handbook: Processing, Materials, and Applications, Third Edition, presents the fundamentals of plastics engineering, helping to bring readers quickly up-to-speed if they are new to plastics or unfamiliar with a particular area of materials, processing, or technology. This new edition has been revised and expanded, to include the latest developments in plastics, including in areas such as biodegradable and biobased plastics, plastic waste, smart polymers, and 3D printing.  The first part of the book focuses on materials, covering the full range of traditional plastics, elastomeric materials, and bio-based materials. This is followed by a section focusing on additives, colorants, and fillers. The third section provides detailed coverage of plastics processing, including various key technologies as well as considerations such as plastic recycling and waste. The final part of the book examines design and applications, with substantial updates made to reflect advancements in technology, regulations, and commercialization of plastics in key application areas.  Throughout the handbook, the focus is on engineering aspects of producing and using plastics. Properties of plastics are explained, along with techniques for testing, measuring, enhancing, and analyzing them. Practical introductions to both core topics and new developments make this work equally valuable for newly qualified plastics engineers seeking the practical rules-of-thumb they don't teach you in school and experienced practitioners evaluating new technologies or getting up-to-speed in a new field. Chapters covering plastics joining, design of plastic parts, and 3-D printing have been updated to provide engineers with the information they need to deploy embryonic technologies in their own work. Reflecting ongoing developments in sustainability of plastics, there is an increased emphasis on environmental concerns and aspects such as bio-based plastics, plastic waste, and plastic recycling. The new edition also includes new chapters on marine plastics, biodegradable plastics, and smart polymers.  This is an essential handbook for engineers, R&D professionals, industrial designers, scientists, and manufacturers from a range of backgrounds working with plastics or approaching plastics engineering from other industries. In an academic setting, this book supports researchers and advanced students who are new to the field of plastics engineering or arriving from other disciplines.  Offers an ideal reference for new engineers, experienced practitioners, and researchers entering a new field or evaluating a new technology.  Provides an authoritative source of practical advice, providing guidance that will lead to cost savings and process improvements.  Updated to include the latest technology, including 3D printing, smart polymers, and thorough coverage of biobased and biodegradable plastics.  INDICE: PART I: PLASTICS, ELASTOMERIC AND BIOBASED MATERIALS 1 Engineering Thermoplastics-Materials, Properties, Trends 2 Polyolefin 3 Introduction to Fluoropolymers 4 Poly(Vinyl Chloride) 5 Polyamides 6 Thermoplastic Elastomers 7 Thermoset Elastomers 8 Rubber Technology 9 Biodegradable and Biobased Polymers 10 Polymeric Biomaterials 11 New Plastics PART II: ADDITIVES, COLORANTS AND FILLERS 12 Plastics Additives 13 Additives for Biobased Plastics 14 Dispersants and Coupling Agents 15 Functional Fillers for Plastics 16 Plasticizers 17 Adhesion Promoters: Silane Coupling Agents 18 Polymer Stabilization PART III: PLASTICS PROCESSING 19 Recycling of Plastics 20 Disposal of Plastic Packaging and Plastic Articles in the Natural Environment 21 Recovery of Marine Plastics 22 Injection Molding Technology 23 Microcellular Injection Molding 24 Extrusion Processes 25 Blow Molding 26 Compression Molding 27 Rotational Molding 28 Thermoforming 29 Processing Biobased Plastics and Sustainable Fillers 30 Process Monitoring and Process Control: An Overview 31 Surface Modification of Plastic PART IV: DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS 32 Plastics Joining 33 Design of Plastic Parts 34 Three-Dimensional Printing of Plastics 35 Plastics in Buildings and Construction 36 Automotive Applications of Plastics: Past, Present, and Future 37 Infrastructure Applications of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites 38 The Plastic Piping Industry in North America 39 PET Use in Blow Molded Rigid Packaging 40 Use of Biobased/Renewable Plastics in Packaging

• ISBN: 978-0-323-88667-3
• Editorial: William Andrew
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 875
• Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2023
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés