Handbook of Polyethylene: Structures: Properties, and Applications

by Andrew Peacock

Overview

This text provides the basic history, molecular structure and intrinsic properties, practical applications and future developments of polyethylene production and marketing - including recycling systems and metallocene technology. It describes commercial processing techniques used to convert raw polyethylene to finished products, emphasizing special

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040076460
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	01/20/2000
Series:	Plastics Engineering
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	544
File size:	6 MB

Table of Contents

Commercial development of polyethylene; production of processes; morphology and crystallization of polyethylene; properties of solid polyethylene; characterization and testing; the chemistry of polyethylene; morphology of oriented polyethylene; use and fabrication of polyethylene; the future of polyethylene.

Editorial Reviews

A senior research chemist with the Exxon Chemical Company in Baytown, Texas provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of polyethylene in all its varied aspects of production, properties, and applications. The introductory chapter outlines this versatile plastic's molecular structure, morphology, properties, markets, and uses. Subsequent chapters describe the development of the field since1933, its market expansion through new applications, current catalyst and production processes, molecular weight and composition distribution analysis, and emerging trends. The discussion of physical properties encompasses the gamut of solid- state mechanical, chemical, thermal, optical, electrical, and melt rheological properties. The final chapter looks at the future of polyethylene by-products through environmentally and economically- conscious primary and secondary polymer recycling and disposal strategies. Illustrations include optical micrograph views and schematic thermograms of polyethylene samples. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

". . ..The author is a leading scientist. . .who has worked extensively on the morphology and crystallization of polyethylene since the mid-1980s. . ..The 135-page chapter on characterization and testing is a book in itself, with good sense explanations of the underlying theory, test methodology, interpretation and precautions. Many clear diagramsaccompany the text. Other excellent chaptersdeal with the relationship between molecular orientation and its effect on rheological and thermomechanical properties."
—-Polymer News, 2000

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