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Summary
Summary
"Covers recent advances in polymer degradation and stabilization. Focuses on the basics of photo- and bio-degradability. Delineates special and general environmental parameters such as solar irradiation, temperature, and agrochemical exposure. Surveys plastic waste disposal strategies such as recycling, incineration, chemical recovery by pyrolysis, and source reduction."
Author Notes
S. Halim Hamid is Manager of the Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals Section in the Research Institute, and a faculty member in the Chemical Engineering Department, of the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Laurence Achimsky, Ph.D.: Materials Department, Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Arts et Metiers (ENSAM), Paris, France
Naim Akmal, Ph.D.: Business Analytical Specialist, Department of Hydrocarbons, Union Carbide Technical Center, South Charleston, West Virginia
Ann-Christine Albertsson, Ph.D.: Professor, Department of Polymer Technology, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Anthony L. Andrady, Ph.D.: Senior Research Scientist, Chemistry and Life Sciences, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
Ludmila Audouin, Ph.D., Docteur d'Etat: Associate Professor, Materials Department, Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Arts et Metiers (ENSAM), Paris, France
Santosh Kumar Awasthi, Ph.D.*: General Manager, Research Center, Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Ingmar Bauer, Ph.D.: Staff Chemist, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
Mathew Celina, Ph.D.: Staff, Research and Development, Department of Aging and Reliability, Bulk Materials, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Evguenii T. Denisov, D.Sc.: Professor, Department of Kinetics and Catalysts, Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Russia
Richard M. Fischer, Ph.D.: Division Scientist, Weathering Resource Center, 3M Corporation, St. Paul, Minnesota
Jean-Luc Gardette, Sc.D.: Professor, Laboratoire de Photochimie, Universite Blaise Pascal (Clermont-Ferrand), Aubiere, France
Graeme A. George, Ph.D.: Professor, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Francois Louis Gugumus, Ph.D.*: Consultant, Ciba Specialty Chemicals Limited, Basel, Switzerland
Ludmila Nikolaevna Guseva, Ph.D.: Senior Scientist, Department of Chemical and Biological Kinetics, N. M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Wolf D. Habicher, Sc.D.: Lecturer, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
S. Halim Hamid, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, and Manager, Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Ikram Hussain, M.S.: Research Engineer and Project Manager, Center for Refining and Petrochemicals, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Warren D. Ketola, B.S.: Division Scientist, Traffic Control Materials Division, 3M Corporation, St. Paul, Minnesota
Peter P. Klemchuk, Ph.D.: Polymer Group, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
Anand Kumar Kulshreshtha, Ph.D.: Senior Manager, Research Center, Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Yurii Arsenovich Mikheev, Ph.D., D.Sc.: Head, Chain Reactions in Polymers Group, Department of Chemical and Biological Kinetics, N. M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Stanislav Nespurek, Ph.D., D.Sc.: Professor, Chemical Faculty, Technical University of Brno, Brno, and Head, Department of Electronic Phenomena, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
James E. Pickett, Ph.D.: Staff Chemist, Corporate Research and Development, General Electric Company, Schenectady, New York
Alexander Yakovlevich Polishchuk, Ph.D.: Head, Transport Phenomena in Polymers Group, Department of Chemical and Biological Kinetics, N. M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Jan Pospisil, Ph.D., D.Sc.: Chief Research Fellow, Department of Electronic Phenomena, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
Norma D. Searle, Ph.D.: Consultant, Plastics and Chemicals, Deerfield Beach, Florida
Ayako Torikai, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
Arthur M. Usmani, Ph.D.: Chief Scientific Officer, Biomedical Research Department, ALTEC USA, Indianapolis, Indiana
Jacques Verdu, Docteur d'Etat: Professor, Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Arts et Metiers (ENSAM), Paris, France
Guennadi Efremovich Zaikov, Ph.D., D.Sc.: Professor and Deputy Director, Department of Chemical and Biological Kinetics, N. M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Reviews 1
Choice Review
An excellent review of available information on polymer degradation technology, at the leading edge of possible solutions to some of the world's pressing problems, such as pollution, solid waste disposal, and product disintegration. The handbook discusses thoroughly photodegradation, thermodegradation, biodegradation, and the effects of chemical reactions such as acid rain, and offers a very complete description of techniques used to determine the rate of degradation of a wide range of polymers under various conditions. Numerous very useful charts and graphs increase the handbook's effectiveness as do complete bibliographies on each topic. Chemical mechanisms are described clearly and elegantly as far as present knowledge allows. Concise descriptions of various instrumentation techniques, such as infrared spectrophotometry and degradation monitoring, are provided to aid readers unfamiliar with them. An excellent acquisition for libraries serving chemistry or chemical engineering students at the advanced undergraduate level. K. Bennett; Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Table of Contents
Preface to the Second Edition | p. v |
Preface to the First Edition | p. vii |
Contributors | p. xi |
I. Additives and Stabilizers in Polymers | |
1. Polyolefin Stabilization: From Single Stabilizers to Complex Systems | p. 1 |
2. Greenhouse Film Stabilization | p. 39 |
3. Phosphite Stabilizers for Polymers: Performance and Action Mechanisms | p. 81 |
4. Polymer-Processing Additives | p. 105 |
5. Permanence of UV Absorbers in Plastics and Coatings | p. 163 |
6. Highlights in the Inherent Chemical Activity of Polymer Stabilizers | p. 191 |
II. Mechanisms of Polymer Degradation and Stabilization | |
7. Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Oxidation of Polypropylene | p. 277 |
8. New Mechanisms of Polymer Degradation | p. 315 |
III. Controlled Degradation and Stabilization | |
9. Polymer Oxidation and Antioxidant Action | p. 383 |
10. Biodegradation of Polymers in Historical Perspective Versus Modern Polymer Chemistry | p. 421 |
11. Assessment of Biodegradability in Organic Polymers | p. 441 |
12. Environmental Degradation of Polymers | p. 461 |
13. Medical Polymers and Diagnostic Reagents | p. 485 |
14. Drug Release from Polymers: Quantitative Approach | p. 515 |
IV. Wavelength Sensitivity of Polymers | |
15. Wavelength Sensitivity of Photodegradation of Polymers | p. 573 |
16. Activation Spectra of Polymers and Their Application to Stabilization and Stability Testing | p. 605 |
17. Accelerated Weathering Test Design and Data Analysis | p. 645 |
18. Fundamental and Technical Aspects of the Photooxidation of Polymers | p. 671 |
19. Lifetime Prediction of Plastics | p. 699 |
20. Kinetic Modeling of Low-Temperature Oxidation of Hydrocarbon Polymers | p. 727 |
Index | p. 765 |