Photostabilization of Polymers - Priciples and Application (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990)

During the last two decades, the production of polymers and plastics has been increasing rapidly. In spite of developing new polymers and polymeric materials, only 40-60 are used commercially on a large scale. It has been estimated that half of the annual production of polymers is employed outdoors. Increasing the stability of polymers and plastics towards heat, light, atmospheric oxygen and other environmental agents and weathering conditions has always been a very important problem. The photochemical instability of most of polymers limits them to outdoor application, where they are photo degraded fast over periods ranging from months to a few years. To the despair of technologists and consumers alike, photodegrada tion and environmental ageing of polymers occur much faster than can be expected from knowledge collected in laboratories. In many cases, improved methods of preparation and purification of both monomers and polymers yield products of better quality and higher resistance to heat and light. However, without stabilization of polymers by applica tion of antioxidants (to decrease thermal oxidative degradation) and photostabilizers (to decrease photo-oxidative degradation) it would be impossible to employ polymers and plastics in everyday use.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Release date:	September 2011
First published:	1990
Editors:	J.F. Rabek
Dimensions:	216 x 143 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	596
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
ISBN-13:	978-9401068215
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Organic chemistry > Polymer chemistry Books > Professional & Technical > Industrial chemistry & manufacturing technologies > Industrial chemistry > Plastics & polymers technology
LSN:	9401068216
Barcode:	9789401068215

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