1st Edition

Handbook of Plastics Analysis

Edited By Hubert Lobo, Jose V. Bonilla Copyright 2003
    664 Pages
    by CRC Press

    Plastics possess properties that have revolutionized the manufacture of products in the 20th century and beyond. It remains critical to understand their behavior throughout their life cycle, from manufacture to use and eventually to reclamation and disposal. This volume highlights the most prominent tools in physical and chemical analysis techniques and applications. A practical reference for performing measurements, solving problems, and investigating behavioral phenomena, the editors advocate a phenomenological approach, relying on case studies and illustrations to represent possible outcomes of each technique and presenting the basic governing equations where necessary.

    Preface, Contributors, 1. General Introduction to Plastics Analysis, 2. Capillary Rhemotry, 3. Practical Uses of Differential Scanning Calorimetry for Plastics, 4. Thermogravimetric Analysis of Polymers, 5. Thermal Conductivity and Diffusivity of Polymers, 6. Thermomechanical and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis, 7. Infrared and Raman Analysis of Polymers, 8. Plastics Analysis by Gas Chromatography, 9. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Polymeric Materials, 10. Inorganic Analyses of Polymers, 11. Liquid Chromatography of Polymers, 12. Particle Size Measurement of Plastics and Polymers Using Laser Light Scattering, Appendix, Index

    Biography

    Hubert Lobo is President, DatapointLabs, Ithaca, New York. The author of several professional publications, he holds one patent and is a Fellow of the Society of Plastics Engineers. A member of the American Society for Testing and Materials, among other organizations, Mr. Lobo received the B.E. degree (1984) in chemical engineering from Mysore University, India, and the M.E. degree (1986) in chemical engineering from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Jose V. Bonilla is Senior Scientist, International Specialty Products, Calvert City, Kentucky. The author or coauthor of numerous professional publications, he is a member of the American Chemical Society. Dr. Bonilla has many years of experience in plastics technology, specialty chemicals, and specialty polymers for the pharmaceutical and personal care industries. He also has experience in advanced research at Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, and industrial technologies at GE Plastics and ISPChemicals. Dr. Bonilla received the M.S. (1982) and Ph.D. (1985) degrees in chemistry from the University of Oklahoma, Norman.