Polymer Degradation and Stabilization

Polymer Degradation and Stabilization by W. L. Hawkins ; edited by H. J. Harwood.

The development of polymers as an important class of material was inhibited at the first by the premature failure of these versatile compounds in many applications. The deterioration of important properties of both natural and synthetic polymers is the result of irreversible changes in composition a...

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Main Author: Hawkins, W. L. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Harwood, H. J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1984.
Edition:1st ed. 1984.
Series:Polymers - Properties and Applications, 8
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Polymers  .
Chemical engineering.
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Table of Contents:
  • A) Introduction
  • References
  • B) Polymer Degradation
  • I) Thermal Degradation in the Absence of Oxygen
  • II) Oxidative Degradation — An Historical Introduction
  • III) Recent Developments in Oxidative Degradation
  • IV) Degradation by Hydrolysis
  • C) Stabilization Against Non-oxidative Thermal Degradation
  • I) Stabilization by Structural Modification
  • II) Stabilization by Copolymerization
  • III) Stabilization by Crosslinking
  • IV) Stabilization with Additives
  • D) Stabilization Against Thermal Oxidation
  • I) Hydrocarbon Polymers
  • II) Non-hydrocarbon Polymers
  • E) Stabilization Against Degradation by Radiation
  • I) Stabilization Against Ultraviolet-Induced Degradation
  • II) Stabilization Against Ionizing Radiation
  • F) Stabilization Against Degradation by Ozone
  • I) Stabilization by Waxes
  • II) Stabilization by Antiozonants
  • III) Stabilization by Structure Modification
  • G) Test Procedures
  • I) Methodology
  • II) Properties Used to Evaluate Degradation
  • III) Test for Thermal Degradation
  • IV) Weatherability Tests
  • V) Miscellaneous Test Procedures
  • H) Future Trends.

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