Polymer Additive Analytics, Industrial Practice and Case Studies

Aimed at analytical chemists, polymer and material scientists, forensic scientists, graduates and post-graduates, laboratory technicians, and other practitioners employed in industry, academia, government and regulatory agencies concerned with plastic products, this title provides detailed coverage of the analytical consequences of both chemical events, such as interactions in polymer/additive formulations, and physical aspects of additives in polymers, in relation to product quality and functionality, organoleptics, health, safety and environment, failure, recycling and much, much more. The text is replete with case studies of recent industrial problem solving involving a great variety of additive classes (antioxidants, flame retardants, plasticisers, pigments, lubricants and others), polymers and their applications (food contact, medical, automotive, etc.). The book is extensively illustrated with 200 figures and tables, and the 2000 up-to-date references make this text an invaluable guide.