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The BPF publish (and supply on behalf of) a wide variety of publications on a plethora of issues within the plastics and rubber industries. From its inception 70 years ago the BPF has long been recognised as an authoritative and well-respected voice in the industry. This provides an ideal platform for publications from an objective source of unique information as well as informed views and commentary. The British Plastics Federations' name has, as a consequence, become synonymous with plastics in the UK.
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Addcon World 2006
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£100.00
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Now in its 12th year, this leading additives, modifiers and compounding conference saw papers presented on the latest additives, including stabilisers and research on the stability of plastics, antistatic and antifogging agents, nanocomposites, flame retardants, fillers, slip, repellents and biocides. There were also papers on innovative masterbatch technology.
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Additive Migration from Plastics into Foods
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£95.00
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Plastics are now being used on a large scale for the packaging of fatty and aqueous foodstuffs and beverages, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic. This is evident for all to see on the supermarket shelves, margarine is packed in polystyrene tubs, beer is packed in PVC bottles and meats and bacon in shrink-wrap film. Foods are also increasingly being shipped in bulk, in plastic containers. Additionally, there is the area of use of plastics utensils, containers and processing equipment in the home and during bulk preparation of food in producing factories, at home and in restaurants and canteens.
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Additive Migration from Plastics into Foods, 2007
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£95.00
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Plastics are now being used on a large scale for the packaging of fatty and aqueous foodstuffs and beverages, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic. This is evident for all to see on the supermarket shelves, margarine is packed in polystyrene tubs, beer is packed in PVC bottles and meats and bacon in shrink-wrap film. Foods are also increasingly being shipped in bulk, in plastic containers. Additionally, there is the area of use of plastics utensils, containers and processing equipment in the home and during bulk preparation of food in producing factories, at home and in restaurants and canteens.
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Additive Migration from Plastics into Foods, 2007
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£120.00
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Plastics are now being used on a large scale for the packaging of fatty and aqueous foodstuffs and beverages, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic. This is evident for all to see on the supermarket shelves, margarine is packed in polystyrene tubs, beer is packed in PVC bottles and meats and bacon in shrink-wrap film. Foods are also increasingly being shipped in bulk, in plastic containers. Additionally, there is the area of use of plastics utensils, containers and processing equipment in the home and during bulk preparation of food in producing factories, at home and in restaurants and canteens.
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Adhesion and Bonding to Polyolefins
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£80.00
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Polyolefins have many and varied applications. Polyethylene is the most widely used plastic and olefinic elastomers, such as natural rubber and styrene-butadiene copolymers, predominate in many key components such as tyres.
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Adhesion to Fluoropolymers
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£85.00
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Fluorinated polymers have a number of very useful properties such as excellent chemical resistance. However, they are usually difficult to bond without a pretreatment. There are exceptions and untreated poly(vinylidene fluoride), for example, may be successfully bonded with an amine-cured epoxide.
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Adhesion to Fluoropolymers
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£85.00
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Fluorinated polymers have a number of very useful properties such as excellent chemical resistance. However, they are usually difficult to bond without a pretreatment. There are exceptions and untreated poly(vinylidene fluoride), for example, may be successfully bonded with an amine-cured epoxide.
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Ageing of Rubber?Accelerated Heat Ageing Test Results
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£225.00
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This report is an output from the Weathering of Elastomers and Sealants project, which forms part of the UK government’s Department of Trade and Industry’s Degradation of Materials in Aggressive Environments Programme.
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Ageing of Rubber?Accelerated Weathering and Ozone Test Results
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£225.00
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This report is an output from the Weathering of Elastomers and Sealants project, which forms part of the UK government’s Department of Trade and Industry’s Degradation of Materials in Aggressive Environments Programme.
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Air Monitoring in the Rubber and Plastics Industries
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£70.00
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Health, safety and the environment are key driving factors in industry in the 21st Century. Monitoring of exposure to chemicals in the workplace and in emissions from factories is used to calculate exposure to possible chemical toxins including carcinogens. Other factors must also be considered in chemical monitoring, such as the actual risk of harm and possible areas of high exposure, such as when opening ovens or dealing with equipment problems, situations where a build up of chemical can occur in an enclosed environment.
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Assessing Food Safety of Polymer Packaging
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£90.00
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Many foods depend on additives for safety, stability or preservation. Foods are packaged to protect them and keep them in good condition while they are delivered to shops, stacked on shelves or stored at home.
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Biocides in Plastics
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£85.00
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The use of biocides in plastics is commonplace. They are added to protect the plastic from degradation by microbes or to provide an external antimicrobial hygienic surface.
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Biodegradable Polymers
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£300.00
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Biodegradable polymers have experienced strong growth over the last three years and are set to make further inroads into markets traditionally dominated by conventional thermoplastics in future.
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Biodegradable Polymers Market Report
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£300.00
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Biodegradable polymers have experienced strong growth over the last three years and are set to make further inroads into markets traditionally dominated by conventional thermoplastics in future.
Demand is being driven by a number of factors
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The earth has finite resources in terms of fossil origin fuel and a finite capacity for disposal of waste. Biopolymers may offer a solution to both these issues in the long-term. The ideal biopolymer is both of renewable biological origin and biodegradable at the end of its life. In some cases material may be of a biological origin and not readily biodegradable, such as thermosets made from cashew nut shell liquid. On the other hand, polyvinyl alcohol is an example of a polymer of a synthetic origin and biodegradable.
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Biopolymers for Medical and Pharmaceutical Applications, Two Volumes
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£245.00
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This title covers a selection of biopolymers successfully being used for medical and pharmaceutical applications. Each chapter highlights one particular substance or application and addresses all aspects from structure, properties, biosynthesis and biodegradation, to applications and patents.
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Biotechnology of Biopolymers From Synthesis to Patents, 2 Volumes
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£245.00
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These two volumes cover the entire range of biopolymers with the focus on the biotechnological systems and processes under development for a cost effective production, isolation and modification of biopolymers.
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Blow Agents and Foaming Processes 2007
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£100.00
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This ninth international conference has seen contributions over the years from academia, processors, materials suppliers and end users. Addressing the key issues for this ever expanding and highly competitive market, which has grown this conference into the well established event that it is today.
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Blowing Agents and Foaming Processes 2005
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£100.00
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This 7th international conference is dedicated to blowing agents and process technology for foamed plastics and rubber. These proceedings provide excellent coverage of the key topics of interest to the industry.
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Blowing Agents and Foaming Processes 2006
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£100.00
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This 8th international conference was dedicated to the critical role of blowing agents in foamed plastics and rubber. Foamed materials are being enhanced to replace dense solid polymers, reducing weight and costs. Chemical & environmental legislation is constantly changing and the foams industry is adapting to meet demands.
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Building and Civil Engineering Applications
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£250.00
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This Polymer Bulletin is a current awareness service from the Polymer Library, the world's largest database dedicated to polymer literature. Each time the abstracts database is updated with new records (approx. every two weeks) you will be sent a bulletin alerting you to any items that relate to this topic. (Please see a sample issue below)
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Characterisation of Polymers, Volume 1 (Hard-backed)
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£125.00
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This book is intended to be a complete compendium of the types of methodology that have evolved for the determination of the chemical composition of polymers.
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Chemistry and Technology of Polyols for Polyurethanes
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£135.00
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Polyurethanes have become one of the most dynamic groups of polymers and they find use in nearly every aspect of modern life, in applications such as furniture, bedding, seating and instrument panels for cars, shoe soles, thermoinsulation, carpet backings, packaging, and as coatings.
The main raw materials used for the production of polyurethanes are polyols, isocyanates and propylene oxide. The first of these is the subject of the latest Rapra Handbook: Chemistry and Technology of Polyols for Polyurethanes.
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CRC Handbook of Thermodynamic Data of Aqueous Polymers Solutions
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£143.00
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This book details such advanced applications as the separation of complex biochemical mixtures, and the purification of proteins in aqueous two-phase systems.
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Cure Monitoring for Composites and Adhesives
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£85.00
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Cure monitoring techniques are used to improve the efficiency of processing, for quality assurance and to study the curing process. Such cure studies can prevent wastage due to failure of resin to react, use of incorrect proportions of resin components, poor mixing of resin, or incorrect processing conditions. This review focuses on in-line cure monitoring as a key way of optimising production.
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Degradation and Stabilisation of Polyamides
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£85.00
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Linear polyamides are one of the more important classes of polymeric materials, with wide application in the fields of fibres and plastics. In general, these polymers may be synthesised in one of two ways, either by the reaction of dicarboxylic acids (or their derivatives) with diamines, or from specific amino acids or their cyclic derivatives the lactams. These two approaches result in two types of polyamides.
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Design, preparation and application of internal polymer plastering systems
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£64.00
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Design, preparation and application of internal polymer plastering systems
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Determination of Additives in Polymers and Rubbers (Hard-backed)
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£125.00
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This book is designed as a practical text for use in the laboratories of the plastic producer and user industries and by others such as universities and institutions who are concerned with problems associated with additives and adventitious impurities in polymers.
It is now about 30 years since the author wrote his first book on this subject and much has happened in the field since then.
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Determination of Additives in Polymers and Rubbers (Soft-backed)
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£100.00
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This book is designed as a practical text for use in the laboratories of the plastic producer and user industries and by others such as universities and institutions who are concerned with problems associated with additives and adventitious impurities in polymers.
It is now about 30 years since the author wrote his first book on this subject and much has happened in the field since then.
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Doing Plastics Business in Poland 2005
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£100.00
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With Poland joining the EU in 2004, the markets are opening up for import and export opportunities. Poland provides a strategic location between the EU and the emerging markets further East.
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Electrical Properties of Polymers
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£115.00
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Electrical Properties of Polymers describes the electric phenomena responsible for determining the chemical and supramolecular structure of polymers and polymeric materials.
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Engineering and High Performance Plastics
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£300.00
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Engineering and high performance polymers cover a wide spectrum of materials from well-established plastics such as nylon and ABS to developing polymers such as LCP and PEEK. They are valued, amongst other things, for their temperature resistance, strength, dimensional stability and chemical resistance in many demanding applications. Engineering and high performance polymers experienced high growth during the second half of the 1990s because of high demand for IT/telecom products and automotive components. Product and applications development and substitution of traditional materials were also key drivers of growth. However, during the last two years consumption fell dramatically due to the downturn in key end user markets and lower world economic activity.
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Engineering and Structural Adhesives, Rapra Review Report
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£85.00
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Adhesives are increasingly being used to replace traditional fastening methods such as welding, bolts and rivets, in industrial applications. In cars and other transport applications, weight reduction is a key factor in new developments, hence the use of lightweight adhesives is rapidly expanding.
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EU Regulation of Chemicals REACH
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£85.00
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Chemical control measures in the EU are soon to be dramatically revised, and this Rapra Review Report sets the scene by describing the key facts of the existing measures and the objectives of the future chemicals policy: REACH.
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European Plastics and Rubber Directory 2005/2006
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£99.00
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The European Plastics and Rubber Directory is a unique directory that will keep your company in touch with the European plastics and rubber industries across the whole of Europe.
This directory, which is firmly established as the reference tool for these industries, serves two major purposes.
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European Plastics and Rubber Directory 2006/2007
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£99.00
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The European Plastics and Rubber Directory is a unique directory that will keep your company in touch with the European plastics and rubber industries across the whole of Europe.
This directory, which is firmly established as the reference tool for these industries, serves two major purposes.
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European Plastics and Rubber Directory 2007/2008
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£80.00
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The European Plastics and Rubber Directory is a unique directory that will keep your company in touch with the plastics and rubber industries across the whole of Europe.This directory, which is firmly established as the reference tool for these industries, serves two major purposes.
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Flame Retardants for Plastics
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£300.00
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Plastics materials are used in large volumes in major applications such as buildings, vehicles and electronic appliances. In each of these areas fire safety is critical. Hence flame retardants have been developed to improve the properties of plastics under the different conditions of processing and use. Flame retardants can act in a variety of ways: by raising the ignition temperature, reducing the rate of burning, reducing flame spread and reducing smoke generation. There are various test methods in use to quantify the effectiveness of different flame retardants and these are described here.
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Flammability Testing of Materials used in Construction, Transport and Mining
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£150.00
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Engineers need to be able to test the flammability of the materials they use in buildings and other structures. However, the range of test procedures and regulations in this important area is often confusing. This book provides an authoritative guide to current best practice in ensuring safe design
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Flexible Polyurethane Foam
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Flexible Polyurethan Foam - A UK User's Guide
This booklet was compiled by members of the British Plastics Federation, Flexible Foam Group including representatives of Caligen, Carpenter, Kay-Metzeler, recticel and Vitafoam, on behalf of the BPF.
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Fluoropolymers were discovered accidentally by Plunkett in 1938. He was working on freon and accidentally polymerised tetrafluoroethylene. The result was polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), more commonly known as Teflon.
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Food Contact Polymers 2007
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£100.00
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Plastics and rubbers are used extensively in food processing applications and in packaging. All food contact materials are subject to developing European Directives and/or national regulations, for example, the American FDA CFR and the German BfR legislation (formerly BgVV). Laws extend to lists of approved additives for different applications. Other legislation has indirect effects such as the need to recycle packaging plastics and REACH (the Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals) Directive could affect polymer formulation.
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Food Contact Rubbers 2 - Products, Migration and Regulation
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£85.00
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In contrast to plastics, rubbers are rarely used in the packaging of food products. Examples of where they are found include: the use of rubber seals in flip top stoppers on beer bottles, rubber seals used in some jar tops, and the seal that is present in the ends of food cans.
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Food Packaging and Food-Contact Applications
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£250.00
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This Polymer Bulletin is a current awareness service from the Polymer Library, the world's largest database dedicated to polymer literature. Each time the abstracts database is updated with new records (approx. every two weeks) you will be sent a bulletin alerting you to any items that relate to food packaging or food-contact polymers.
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Geosynthetics are sheet polymeric materials used in civil engineering. They have been used since the 1970s in geotechnical (soil) structures for functions such as separation, reinforcement, drainage, filtration, liquid containment and as gas barriers. In practice this has included applications as diverse as reinforcement in the walls of the Pentagon, reservoir liners, canal liners, road reinforcement, retaining walls, sports fields, dams, landfill liners, embankment stabilisation, tree containers, chemical tank liners, and as base and roofing membranes for new buildings. There is an increasing trend to use recyclates in geosynthetics, particularly PET from bottle recovery.
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Handbook of Coating Additives, Second Edition
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£100.00
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This Second Edition compiles information on the composition, properties, utilization, and performance of major classes of addititives while alerting formulators to potentially damaging interactions and challenges in the selection and testing of these materials.
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Handbook of Plastic Films
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£110.00
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Plastic films are high-performance materials which play an essential part in modern life. Plastic films are mostly used in packaging applications but as will be seen from this book they are also used in the agricultural, medical and engineering fields. The plastics films industry uses state-of-the-art manufacturing processes and is continuously seeking out new technologies to improve its performance.
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Handbook of Plastics Recycling
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£100.00
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Over the past 20 years recycling of plastics has increased dramatically. This is important not only from the environmental point of view (less landfill space is needed) but also from the economic point of view because recycling allows energy and materials to be reused. This book discusses some of the state-of-the-art techniques of recycling post-consumer plastic materials and focuses on mechanical recycling, chemical recycling and energy recovery.
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Handbook of Polymers in Electronics
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£155.00
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With the continuing drive for higher circuit density and very high-speed data processing the search for new polymeric materials to use in microelectronics has intensified. The development of polymers for electronics applications is an open field wherein polymers may be used as insulating materials or tailored for desired electronic properties for specific applications. Conjugated polymers have been projected to have numerous applications and are presently at centre-stage of R&D.
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Handbook of Rheology Modifiers
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£206.00
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This handbook contains the most comprehensive collection of information on more than 7500 trade name and generic chemicals that function as rheology modifiers.
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Handbook of Rubber Bonding
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£100.00
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Many books and papers have been published on the topic of adhesion of materials in general, but it is 40 years since a publication has been devoted solely to the subject of bonding of rubbers to various substrates. The topics covered by this book have been selected to cover a wide range of interests, both in terms of products and applications.
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High Performance and Speciality Elastomers 2005
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£75.00
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There are many different types of high performance elastomers. Their unique properties are essential in hostile environments and application areas include the petrochemical and refining industries, automotive, aerospace, defence, wire and cable, construction, chemical plants, nuclear, medical, food and seals.
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High Performance Fillers
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£80.00
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Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2006
The Second International Conference
Fillers are used in polymers for a variety of reasons: cost reduction, improved processing, density control, optical effects, thermal conductivity, control of thermal expansion, electrical properties, magnetic properties, flame retardancy and improved mechanical properties, such as hardness and tear resistance. Each filler type has different properties and these in turn are influenced by the particle size, shape and surface chemistry.
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High Performance Fillers 2005
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£100.00
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Fillers are playing an increasingly important role in polymer applications, and are seen as high performance additives, not just cost lowering diluents. The papers from this conference cover the important growth areas such as nanofillers, fire retardant fillers and natural fibre based composites. The latest developments in additives to control the crucial area of filler to polymer adhesion are also featured prominently.
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High Performance Plastics 2005
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£100.00
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This two day international conference brought together experts discussing the latest developments in materials including properties, processing and applications.
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Injection Moulding Troubleshooter - Finnish Version
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£500.00
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Packed with stunning graphics and amazing animations, THE INJECTION MOULDING TROUBLESHOOTER (IMTS) is a highly advanced training programme and expert help systems, designed to take the mystery out of solving common faults.
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Injection Moulding Troubleshooter - German Version
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£500.00
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Packed with stunning graphics and amazing animations, THE INJECTION MOULDING TROUBLESHOOTER (IMTS) is a highly advanced training programme and expert help systems, designed to take the mystery out of solving common faults.
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Introduction to Plastics Recycling, 2nd Edition (Hard-backed)
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£65.00
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Although recycling has a long history, it is only relatively recently that environmental protection and waste management issues have come to the forefront of both public and political awareness. Outside the fields of expertise, generally little is known about either plastics or their recyclability.
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Introduction to Plastics Recycling, 2nd Edition (Soft-backed)
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£50.00
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Although recycling has a long history, it is only relatively recently that environmental protection and waste management issues have come to the forefront of both public and political awareness. Outside the fields of expertise, generally little is known about either plastics or their recyclability.
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Introduction to Rubber Technology (An)
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£80.00
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An Introduction to Rubber Technology is the ideal basic guide for anyone who is about to start working with rubber. This handbook has information about every aspect of using rubber from the initial selection of the rubber compound to the measurement of its physical properties. A brief history of the uses of natural and synthetic rubber is included but the bulk of the book concentrates on the compounding and processing of rubber to produce rubber products.
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Joining Plastics 2006
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£100.00
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Manufacturing with plastics often involves a bonding step from packaging, electronic and medical devices to large scale automotive, aerospace and construction projects. This is a continually developing field and experts at this Second International Conference on Joining Plastics debated the best methods and options for different applications
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This fourth international conference on latex brought together manufacturers, technologists and researchers with a common interest in latex applications and technology.
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Low Environmental Impact Polymers
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£95.00
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In recent years the use of renewable resources as chemical feedstocks for the synthesis of polymeric materials has attracted considerable attention. The reason for such activity is due to the finite nature of traditional petrochemical derived compounds in addition to economic and environmental considerations. Thus a key goal of the coming years will be the development of sustainable raw materials for the chemical industry that will replace current fossil-based feedstocks. The challenge for researchers is to develop natural and man-made synthetics that would reduce the emission of gases.
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Medical Polymers 2006
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£100.00
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The use of polymers in medical technology continues to grow and provides high value business opportunities. Applications vary from high-tech miniature components to bone cement, degradable implants and bulk quantity items such as catheters and drip bags.
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Molecularly Imprinted Materials Science and Tech
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£99.00
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Providing an up-to-date overview of trhe field, this reference presents extensive discussions on a wide range of approaches for molecular imprinting written by pioneering experts on the subject-offering experimental protocols that exemplify specific techniques, as well as detailed surveys on molecular imprinting research and applications.
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Multilayer Films 2005
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£100.00
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Multilayer technology allows several materials to be combined to give a wide range of properties. This is particularly useful in packaging applications, where wrappings must not affect contents and at the same time protect from damage and exposure to contaminants.
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Multi-Material Injection Moulding
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£80.00
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Multi-Material Injection Moulding
Rapra Review Report
Vol. 13, No. 1, Report 145, 2002
By V. Goodship and J.C. Love, The University of Warwick
Injection moulding is the most important of all the commercial methods of plastics processing. Many variations have been developed and one of the rapidly expanding fields is multi-material injection moulding. This is particularly important where processors are looking to gain technological advantages over rivals by adding value to products. Whilst tooling costs can be very high, cost savings can be made by eliminating assembly steps. This review looks at the many techniques being used, from the terminology to case studies.
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Natural Ageing of Rubber Changes in Physical Properties Over 40 Years
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£225.00
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A unique collection of long term ageing data, available for the first time, from Rapra Technology.
This report is an output from the Weathering of Elastomers and Sealants project which forms part of the UK government’s Department of Trade and Industry’s Degradation of Materials in Aggressive Environments Programme.
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Novel Food Packaging Techniques
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£150.00
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Packaging continues to be one of the most important and innovative areas in food processing. Edited by a leading expert in the field, and with its distinguished international team of contributors, Novel food packaging techniques provides an authoritative and comprehensive review of the key trends.
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Oilfield Engineering with Polymers 2006
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£100.00
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This fifth international MERL Oilfield Engineering with Polymers conference, organised jointly with Rapra Technology, provided a unique forum to discuss the latest developments in the selection, qualification and performance of polymeric materials.
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Particulate-Filled Polymer Composites, Second Edition
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£100.00
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The aim of this book is to provide a guide to the fundamentals of the use of particulate fillers, which is accessible to people from the many different industries and disciplines who have an interest in the subject.
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Plastic Films - Situation and Outlook
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£300.00
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Flexible films are defined as being planar forms of plastics, which may be thick enough to be self-supporting but thin enough to be flexed, folded and/or creased without cracking. Films comprise around 25% of all plastics used worldwide, around 40 million tons, and are thus a massive market sector. Commodity plastics dominate, with polyethylene and polypropylene together accounting for around 34 million tons. This is an expanding area with increased demand each year particularly in the developing regions of the world and with a move from rigid to flexible packaging.
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Plastics in Packaging – Western Europe and North America
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£255.00
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Packaging is an $800 billion global industry. Flexible packaging types range from bags and bubble wrap to tubes, stand-up pouches and foam cushioning materials. Rigid packaging comprises blisters, bottles, cartridges, clam shells, pallets, trays, etc. Polymers are used in caps and closures, sacks, bags, labels, adhesives, rigid containers, films and other flexibles.
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Plastics, Rubber and Health (Hard-backed)
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£110.00
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Plastics and rubber are two very different, important materials which are used a great deal in our everyday life, both in indoors and outdoors. However, there is still, controversy surrounding the use of certain polymers and there are also some misconceptions surrounding their use
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Plastics, Rubber and Health (Soft Back)
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£95.00
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Plastics and rubber are two very different, important materials which are used a great deal in our everyday life, both in indoors and outdoors. However, there is still, controversy surrounding the use of certain polymers and there are also some misconceptions surrounding their use.
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Polyamides as Engineering Thermoplastic Materials
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£80.00
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Polyamides are one of the most widely used engineering thermoplastic materials. They are melt processable thermoplastics characterised by a repeating amide linkage, and as engineering thermoplastics they offer a unique combination of high mechanical strength, low wear and abrasion properties together with good chemical resistance.
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Polymer in Cementitious Materials
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£95.00
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The construction industry increasingly requires products that are cost effective and easy to use, to enable fast track application whilst achieving a high physical performance. Incorporating a polymer in a cementitious mix brings key advantages, particularly in terms of workability, abrasion and impact resistance, with the resulting physical and chemical properties dependent upon the nature of the polymer material and the quantity used in relation to the cement phase.
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Polymer Processing with Supercritical Fluids
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£85.00
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The use of supercritical fluids (SCFs) in the polymer industry presents an opportunity to create unique products both now and in the future as demand and usage of the technology further develops. This report provides a comprehensive overview of the current research.
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Polymer Reference Book
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£110.00
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The aim of the Polymer Reference Book is to familiarise the reader with all aspects of the techniques used in the examination of polymers, including chemical, physico-chemical and purely physical methods of examination.
This book describes the types of techniques now available to the polymer chemist and technician, and discusses their capabilities, limitations and applications. All types of modern instrumentation are covered including those used in general quality control, research analysis, process monitoring and for determining the mechanical, electrical, thermal and optical characteristics. Aspects such as automated analysis and computerised control of instruments are also included.
Hard-backed Format available at £165.00
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Polymer Yearbook 18
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£75.00
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Polymer Yearbook 18 is a collection of articles that highlight some important areas of current interest in polymer science. The diverse topics covered include synthesis of new materials, the kinetics of polymerisation and the characterisation of polymer systems.
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Polymers and the REACH Legislation
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£70.00
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REACH, the EU regulation for the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals, entered into force in June 2007. Its central aim is to protect human health and the environment from the risks arising from the use of chemicals. REACH has become one of the most complex and far-reaching pieces of regulation ever to originate from the European Commission.
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Polymers in Asphalt
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£85.00
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Modifiers have been used to improve the performance of asphalt/aggregate mixtures for building roads for over the past hundred years and during that time the industry has evolved into a sophisticated sector that is heavily regulated by national and European standards.
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Polymers in Asphalt Rapra Review Report
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£85.00
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Modifiers have been used to improve the performance of asphalt/aggregate mixtures for building roads for over the past hundred years and during that time the industry has evolved into a sophisticated sector that is heavily regulated by national and European standards.
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Polymers in Automotive Fuel Containment 2005
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£100.00
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This second International Conference on Polymers in Automotive Fuel Containment generated a lot of discussion and questions amongst delegates.
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Polymers in Construction
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£95.00
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Consumption of plastics by the building and construction sector in Western Europe is predicted to rise by more than 60%, to almost 8 million tonnes in 2010. Construction is already the second largest market for plastics after packaging, accounting for 20% (4.89 million tonnes) of total plastics consumption in 1995.
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Polymers in Electronics
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£300.00
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Designers of electrical and electronic components have a wide choice of polymers at their disposal - cost is a prime consideration but competition in the market place is imposing ever more stringent specification criteria on the equipment designer who, in turn, is demanding significantly improved performance from his polymer supplier. This report lists the most commonly polymers used with brief notes on their properties.
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Polymers in Electronics 2007
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£100.00
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This conference saw presentations from all parts of the electronics industry’s materials supply chain, from raw materials to finished products and offered an opportunity to learn more about both traditional and new polymer materials, their markets, manufacturing processes and applications.
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This Review starts with a brief history of the subject and then reports on the current situation regarding Polyolefin Foams. The section on processing discusses the properties required for successful foam production. The polymer section then describes the molecular structures necessary to produce the required properties and then considers novel polymer that can be used for foams.
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Practical Guide to Blow Moulding
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£50.00
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Blow moulding is a manufacturing process used to form hollow plastic parts. It evolved from the ancient art of glass blowing and it is used to particular advantage with plastic materials. Celluloid was used first to blow mould baby rattles and novelties in the 1930s, linear low-density polyethylene was used in the 1940s for high production bottles and these days polyethylene terephthalate is used to make anything from soda bottles, to highly sophisticated multilayered containers and automotive fuel tanks in the last decade.
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Practical Guide to Polypropylene
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£50.00
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Rapra Technology Limited, 2002
By D. Tripathi
Over the last four decades, polypropylene has established itself as one of the major commodity plastics. Polypropylene is now the third largest consumed plastic material after polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride.
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Practical Guide to Polyvinyl Chloride
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£50.00
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Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) has been around since the late part of the 19th century, although it was not produced commercially until the 1920s; it is the second largest consumed plastic material after polyethylene. PVC products can be rigid or flexible, opaque or transparent, coloured, and insulating or conducting. There is not just one PVC but a whole family of products tailor-made to suit the needs of each application.
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Practical Guide to Rotational Moulding
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£50.00
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Rapra Technology Limited, 2003
By R.J. Crawford and M.P. Kearns
Rotational moulding is a low pressure, high temperature manufacturing method for producing hollow one-piece plastic parts. The moulding process dates back hundreds of years to the Swiss use of the method to make hollow chocolate eggs. The technology involves aspects ranging from mould design to mould heating and cooling, and demoulding methods. Not all materials are suitable for the process - resin and additive selection are critical.
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Practical Guide to the Assessment of the Useful Life of Rubbers
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£80.00
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After price and delivery time, the most frequently asked question about a product is ‘How long will it last?’ This is usually a very difficult question to answer for rubber products because the expected lifetime is often in tens of years, the service conditions may be complex, and there is a scarcity of definitive data on durability. There is a vast matrix of degradation agents, service conditions, properties of importance and different rubbers.
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Progress in Rubber, Plastics and Recycling Technology
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£385.00
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Progress in Rubber, Plastics and Recycling Technology is an international peer reviewed journal for all those involved in the rubber, plastics and recycling industries. Published jointly by Rapra Technology. and the Institute of Materials, the journal aims to bridge the gap between research and development and the practical and commercial applications of polymers in a wide range of uses.
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Pultrusion for engineers
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£120.00
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Pultrusion for engineers is a comprehensive overview of the latest developments and applications for this growing and increasingly important area of the fibre reinforced plastics industry.
(Woodhead Publishing)
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PVC in Medical Applications
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£85.00
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Scientific information researchers have searched the Polymer Library to find the most recent and relevant articles relating to PVC in Medical Applications. The results of this search, approximately 300 references, are brought together in one convenient volume and include an abstract summary of each article with its citation and an index of key terms, authors, companies and trade names. Each published search is collated and printed when an individual order is received to make sure that all abstracts are as up-to-date as possible.
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PVC Reaching for Sustainability
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£30.00
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This is an exhaustive, independent appraisal of PVC's sustainability by a leading environmental specialist with important messages for the industry, its customers and stakeholders . (270 pages)
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Rapra Collection of Infrared Spectra of Rubbers, Plastics and Thermoplastic Elastomers, Third Edition (Hard-Backed)
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£220.00
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Rapra Technology has just published the 3rd Edition of this popular, authoritative and respected book. For this new edition, the collection has been completely revised and enlarged, with the addition of around 200 new spectra bringing the total number in the library to around 800.
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Rapra Collection of Infrared Spectra of Rubbers, Plastics and Thermoplastic Elastomers, Third Edition (Wiral Bound)
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£220.00
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Rapra Technology has just published the 3rd Edition of this popular, authoritative and respected book. For this new edition, the collection has been completely revised and enlarged, with the addition of around 200 new spectra bringing the total number in the library to around 800.
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REACH is coming and it’s here to stay. Hailed at the most intrusive piece of legislation to hit the European chemicals supply chain, its impact will be widespread and is likely to catalyse changes in chemicals policies in many other countries.
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Road vehicles. Elastomeric boots for drum-type, hydraulic brake wheel cylinders using a non-petroleum base hydraulic brake fluid (service temperature 100°C max.)
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The Rubber Basics book comprises a glossary of terms used in the rubber industry, a detailed description of the common rubber materials, a section on rubber additives, and an outline of the equipment types used in rubber processing.
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Rubber Bonding 2006
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£80.00
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This fifth international conference started with a session on rubber to metal bonding with an overview by R Del Vecchio on comparisons between eight different types of rubber.
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Rubber Curing Systems
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£80.00
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This is an excellent overview of a complex subject. Rubber curing systems vary both with the polymer type and the property requirements of a particular application. This review addresses these issues in detail, providing typical formulations and cure types for a number of specific uses.
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This comprehensive review covers the Rapra Vulcanisation Fume Project - a unique study analysing cure volatiles from a suite of formulations using a common pool of ingredients. The experiments were conducted under strict laboratory control, using the Rapra Gas Transfer Mould, and the analytical findings are presented, discussed, and where appropriate compared with on-site data. GC/MS provided the key to component identifications and all the results obtained in this extensive study are provided in this single source document which includes over 100 tables of data.
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Rubber Pocket Book
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£15.00
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The Rubber Industry has a long history going back several hundred years and during its development the terminology used has not always been the most logical or descriptive. For example, Hancock described his masticator and mixing device as a ‘Pickle’ to avoid conveying any knowledge of what it did or how it worked.
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Rubber Technologist's Handbook
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£160.00
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Rubber components are found in almost every area of modern life. Rubber is used in cars, in shoes, in construction and is used in many other applications.
This book provides a foundation in rubber technology and discusses the most recent developments in the subject. The book is written by experts in their respective fields.
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This fifth international conference on rubber chemicals, mixing and compounding brought together leading researchers, manufacturers and technologists from across the world to discuss the latest research and development in rubber chemicals as well as new regulations, applications and market trends.
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Rubbers in Contact with Food
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£80.00
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Rubber compounds are used extensively in the food processing industry in products such as conveyor belts, hoses, heating gaskets, seals and mixing paddles. Rubber is also used to manufacture teats for baby bottles, can seals, meat netting, and other items which have direct contact with food, sometimes for extended periods. It is important that the rubber used to make these products does not affect the food with which it comes into contact. One issue is the potential migration of rubber compounding ingredients, monomers or vulcanisation products from rubber into food.
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Science and Practice of Rubber Mixing (The)
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£150.00
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Manufacturing rubber products requires the use of many additives. Therefore, mixing of the additives with the rubber is a very important step in the processing of rubber. There has been extensive research to try to understand the relationships between the formulation and the properties of the final product.
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The purpose of this booklet is to provide a "one-stop-shopping guide" to the current standards scene as it affects manufactures and installers of PVC-U windows and doors. It is also a useful guide to specifiers and PVC-U products.
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Silicone Elastomers
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£80.00
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Silicone elastomers are important materials for many application areas such as automotive, electric and electronics, domestic appliances and medical. They are increasingly being used to substitute for organic rubbers, because of their advantageous properties.
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Silicone Elastomers 2006
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£100.00
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Silicone elastomers are important materials for many application areas such as automotive, electric and electronics, gaskets, domestic appliances, fabric coatings (e.g. airbags), baby bottle teats, and medical devices. They are increasingly being used to substitute for organic rubbers, because of their advantageous properties, such as high and low temperature stability, inertness (no smell or taste), low toxicity, colorability and transparency, combined with good electrical properties. The hardness range is wide, from 10-80 Shore A.
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Silicone Products for Food Contact Applications
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£85.00
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Silicones, which can vary from low molecular weight oils and fluids, to rubbers and extensively cross-linked resins, are used in a variety of different food contact situations and conditions.
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Spectroscopy of Rubbers and Rubbery Materials
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£165.00
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This book deals with the application of spectroscopic techniques for characterisation of chemical and physical structures in viscoelastic materials, such as unvulcanised elastomers and their vulcanisates, various rubbery materials and some plastics, which when blended with particular additives (plasticisers) behave like rubbers.
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Sterilisation of Polymer Health Products
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£95.00
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The use of polymers in medical technology continues to grow and provides major business opportunities for companies who service the medical industry. Sterilisation has always been challenging but sterilisation of polymer healthcare products is an even greater challenge – how do you sterilise without adversely affecting the end use or the end user? This comprehensive reference supplies insights into this developing field.
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The Art of Plastics Design 2005
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£100.00
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How do you make products that appeal to the senses? Consumers are demanding aesthetic appeal as well as functional attributes. How do you turn a utility product into a desirable item?
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The ISO 14000 challenge Environmental management - DVD and CD
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£295.00
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The ISO 14000 challenge. Environmental management - DVD and C
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The ISO 14000 challenge Environmental management - Video and CD
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£295.00
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The ISO 14000 challenge. Environmental management - Video and CD
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Thermal Degradation of Polymeric Materials
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£80.00
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Thermal degradation of polymeric materials is an important issue from both the academic and the industrial viewpoints. Understanding the thermal degradation of polymers is of paramount importance for developing a rational technology of polymer processing and higher-temperature applications. Controlling degradation requires understanding of many different phenomena, including chemical mechanisms, the influence of polymer morphology, the complexities of oxidation chemistry, and the effects of stabilisers, fillers and other additives.
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Thermochromic Phenomena in Polymers
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£75.00
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This review focuses on the thermochromic phenomena in polymers. The content of the present review is structured according to the thermochromic material type. Chapter 1 will give an overview about polymers exhibiting thermochromic properties themselves.
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Thermoset Nanocomposites for Engineering Applications
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£120.00
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Thermoset nanocomposites are complex hybrid materials which integrate nanoparticles with polymers to produce a novel nanostructure, with extraordinary properties. Organic/inorganic hybrids are some of the most challenging nanostructures investigated to date. What differentiates nanocomposite materials from classical composites is the degree of control of fabrication, processing and performance, that can be achieved down to a very small scale.
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Thermoset Nanocomposites for Engineering Applications
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£95.00
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Thermoset nanocomposites are complex hybrid materials which integrate nanoparticles with polymers to produce a novel nanostructure, with extraordinary properties. Organic/inorganic hybrids are some of the most challenging nanostructures
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TPEs continue to show healthy growth compared with most other polymeric materials, due to their unique combination of elastomeric properties with thermoplastic processibility. This 8th international conference on thermoplastic elastomers featured 25 papers from top experts on TPE materials, processing and applications.
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TPE 2006
Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2006
Thermoplastic elastomers are growing in importance. The Freedonia Group forecasts that demand for TPEs will expand 6.4% a year to 2.15 million tons in 2006. This important fast-growing area offers significant business opportunities, ready for commercial exploitation.
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Unsaturated Polyester Resins for low Pressure Laminating of Glass Fibre Reinforced Laminates Test Methods
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£52.00
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Unsaturated polyester resins for low pressure laminating of glass fibre reinforced laminates. Test methods
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Unsaturated Polyester Resins for low Pressure Laminating of High Strength Fibre Reinforced Composites Test Methods
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£52.00
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Unsaturated polyester resins for low pressure laminating of high strength fibre reinforced composites. Test methods
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