The focus of interest in polypropylene has shifted over a half century from the first catalysts to the growing applications, then accelerating interest in the manufacturing process, leading to new rounds of catalysts, processes, polymers, and applications. The second edition of Polypropylene Handbook presents, in one volume, the current state of the PP industry. At its core is a detailed description of the polymerization, the catalysts, and the breakthroughs that occured there during the last two decades. It describes the morphology, characterization, stabilization, and properties of the different types of PP, the manufacturing, environmental and regulatory considerations, fabrication processes, and applications of polypropylene.

From the Preface: “...This book is an attempt to present the new state of the PP industry, to record and explain those fast-moving technological and business events that have resulted from that recent revolution, all in the light of five decades of PP experience...”

Target Audience: Every professional or upper-level student interested in the business, technology, and science of polypropylene.

Brief Table of Contents:

Polypropylene — The Product:

Introduction

Catalysts for Polymerization

Polypropylene Morphology

Additives

Product Mix and Properties

Polypropylene — The Technology:

Manufacturing

Regulations and Approvals

Polypropylene — The Market

Polypropylene — The Business

Index