Functional Fillers for Plastics

Functional Fillers for Plastics by Marino Xanthos

A comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the major mineral and organic fillers for plastics, their production, structure and properties, as well as their applications in terms of primary and secondary functions. Edited and co-authored by Professor Marino Xanthos with contributions by international experts from industry and academia, this book presents methods of mixing/incorporation technologies, surface treatments and modifications for enhanced functionality, an analysis of parameters affecting filler performance and a presentation of current and emerging applications. Additionally, the novel classification according to modification of specific polymer properties rather than filler chemical composition provides a better understanding of the relationships between processing, structure and properties of products containing functional fillers and the identification of new markets and applications. For engineers, scientists and technologists involved in the important sector of polymer composites.

"..this is a book that I can recommend: it offers an excellent balance of polymer chemistry and materials engineering. Having already made use of the information contained within, I can attest to its utility and recommend it highly."
Advanced Materials

"Das vorliegende Buch gibt einen exzellenten Überblick über die wichtigsten Füllstoffklassen, die in der Kunststoffindustrie zur Anwendung kommen. ... Aufgrund der sehr guten Strukturierung der einzelnen Kapitel eignet sich das Buch vorzüglich als Nachschlagewerk; diese Funktion wird unterstützt durch ein gutes Inhaltsverzeichnis und viele aktuelle Literaturzitate. Aufmachung, Druckbild und die zahlreichen Fotos und Tabellen sind von ausgezeichneter Qualität. Insgesamt ist dieses Buch sehr zu empfehlen."
GAK Gummi Fasern Kunststoffe

"Eine solche Übersicht, wie sie Marino Xanthos mit weiteren Autoren erstellt hat, bringt deshalb Licht in ein vielfach dunkles Feld der Füllstoffe. (...) Eine Vielzahl von fachlichen Anregungen wird über nunmehr bekannte Füllstofffunktionen zu Lösungen von innovativen Aufgaben geboten und sollte der Fachmann zu nutzen wissen."
Klebstoff-Dokumentum

Marino Xanthos is Professor in the Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering at the NJ Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey since 1995 and served from 1987 to 2005 as Director of Research of the Polymer Processing Institute (PPI), an independent non-profit research organization located at NJIT. He received his PhD and his MD degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Toronto and a BSc in Chemistry from the University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He has more than 30 years of academic and industrial experience in directing and conducting research on polymer composites, blends and foams, polymer modification and reactive polymer processing, and plastics-related environmental issues. He is editor/co-author of the books Functional Fillers for Plastics, Reactive Extrusion, and How to Manage Plastic Waste, author/co-author of more than 30 book chapters and 200 publications and holds nine US and Canadian Patents. He is also Executive Editor of the journal Advances in Polymer Technology since 1990, and a Fellow of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE).

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ISBN 13	9783527323616
ISBN 10	3527323619
Title	Functional Fillers for Plastics
Author	Marino Xanthos
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
Year published	2010-02-17
Number of pages	531
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.