This updated edition — which features new information on glass fiber and other reinforcing materials, carbon black and titanium dioxide, more efficient additive systems, and improved safety in use — follows the successful formula of its predecessor. The book begins with an overview of the field, describing additive types, technical trends, and market opportunities. This is followed by twenty comprehensive chapters, organized by the properties and applications of the various additives.

Coverage includes additives designed to modify mechanical properties (reinforcements and fillers); appearance properties; processing characteristics (including curing and cross-linking agents, plasticizers, blowing agents, and surface modifiers); resistance to heat, light, and flammability; and other miscellaneous applications. The emphasis is on the technical aspects of each additive type, but the text is enhanced with notes on commercial background as well. Additives for Plastics Handbook, 2nd Ed. concludes with discussions of equipment, health and safety, and legislation and testing. Representative data sheets are included in the appendix which document all important mechanical, chemical, optical, and electrical properties for a large number of additive types.

From the Preface: “Both technically and economically, additives form a large and increasingly significant part of the polymer industry, both plastics and elastomers. In the five years since the first edition of this handbook, there have been wide-ranging developments, covering the chemistry and formulation of new and more efficient additive systems and the safer use of additives, both by processors in the factory, and, in the wider field, as they affect the general public...”

Target Audience: Manufacturers, compounders, specifiers, and users of additives for plastics.

Table of Contents:

An Overview of Additives

Types of Additive and the Main Technical Trends

The World Market

Modifying Specific Properties:

Mechanical Properties — Fillers

Mechanical Properties — Reinforcements

Appearance — Colorants, Pigments, Dyes, Special Effects

Appearance — Black and White Pigmentation

Resistance to Heat — Heat Stabilizers

Resistance to Light — UV Stabilizers

Flammability — Flame Retardants

Conductivity — Antistatic/Conductive Additives

Modifying Processing Characteristics:

Curing and Cross-Linking

Coupling, Compatibilizing Agents

Plasticizers

Blowing Agents

Modifiers and Processing Aids

Lubricants, Mould Release Agents, Anti-Slip and Anti-Blocking

Other Types of Additive:

Miscellaneous Additives

Additives for Rubber

Additives for Recycling

Background Information:

Equipment — Mixing, Compounding, and Dosing

Health and Safety

Legislation and Testing

Appendices

Data Sheets

Index