Maintaining the high standards set in Part A, this important reference brings you the mostcomprehensive, up-to-date coverage of both recently developed and potentially available fibersfor applications outside the textile industry.Emphasizing practical industrial applications and future research directions for high technologyfibers , Handbook of Fiber Science and Technology: Volume III, Part B sharesresearch developments in high-modulus fibers from organic polymers or inorganic materials... discusses how to predict applications for aramid fibers based upon structure/propertyrelationships .. . sets forth fundamental principles for spinning polymers to fibers . ..reviews the underlying science and technology of fibers derived from thennotropic copolyesters... and more.

Continuing the outstanding coverage from Part A, the authoritative information inFundamentals and Preparation, Part B rounds out the first comprehensive treatise onchemical processing of textiles. A systematic, single-source treatment of key topics inthe field, this state-of-the-art work introduces major savings in time and cost to yourwork with fibers and fabrics .. . provides a foundation for projecting future developments. .. and guides you to useful further study with helpful, current references.As new advances expand the scope of this field , each volume of Handbook of FiberScience and Technology becomes an indispensable acquisition for researchers. Textile, fiber , polymer, organic, physical, and biological chemists; textile finishers andchemical manufacturers; research and development personnel in the polymer, fiber,chemical, and textile industries ; plastics and chemical engineers; materials scientists ;and wood and paper technologists will find them essential references. They are eminentsources for supplementary reading in graduate and advanced undergraduate coursesincluding polymer, fiber, and textile chemistry and technology; chemical processing offibers; chemical engineering ; and polymer processing.

Maintaining the high standards set in Part A, this important reference brings you the mostcomprehensive, up-to-date coverage of both recently developed and potentially available fibersfor applications outside the textile industry.Emphasizing practical industrial applications and future research directions for high technologyfibers , Handbook of Fiber Science and Technology: Volume III, Part B sharesresearch developments in high-modulus fibers from organic polymers or inorganic materials... discusses how to predict applications for aramid fibers based upon structure/propertyrelationships .. . sets forth fundamental principles for spinning polymers to fibers . ..reviews the underlying science and technology of fibers derived from thennotropic copolyesters... and more.

Continuing the outstanding coverage from Part A, the authoritative information inFundamentals and Preparation, Part B rounds out the first comprehensive treatise onchemical processing of textiles. A systematic, single-source treatment of key topics inthe field, this state-of-the-art work introduces major savings in time and cost to yourwork with fibers and fabrics .. . provides a foundation for projecting future developments. .. and guides you to useful further study with helpful, current references.As new advances expand the scope of this field , each volume of Handbook of FiberScience and Technology becomes an indispensable acquisition for researchers. Textile, fiber , polymer, organic, physical, and biological chemists; textile finishers andchemical manufacturers; research and development personnel in the polymer, fiber,chemical, and textile industries ; plastics and chemical engineers; materials scientists ;and wood and paper technologists will find them essential references. They are eminentsources for supplementary reading in graduate and advanced undergraduate coursesincluding polymer, fiber, and textile chemistry and technology; chemical processing offibers; chemical engineering ; and polymer processing.

Continuing the outstanding coverage from Part A, the authoritative information inFunctional Finishes, Part B makes your work with fibers and fabrics cost-effective ...offers practical guidance in finishing techniques-including flame retardancy, water andoil repellency, soil release, electroconductivity, and radiation ... and eases your continuingstudy of this expanding field with numerous, current references-with manyoriginal findings not previously cited.As new advances widen the scope of this field, each volume of Handbook of Fiber Scienceand Technology becomes an indispensable acquisition for researchers. Textile ,fiber, polymer, organic, physical, and biological chemists; textile finishers and chemicalmanufacturers; R & D personnel in the polymer, fiber, chemical, and textile industries;plastics and chemical engineers; materials scientists; and wood and paper technologistswill find them essential references. They are also superior sources of supplementaryreading for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses in polymer, fiber, and textilechemistry and technology ; chemical processing of fibers, chemical technology andengineering, and polymer processing.

The Handbook of Fiber Chemistry, Third Edition provides complete coverage of scientific and technological principles for all major natural and synthetic fibers. Incorporating new scientific techniques, instruments, characterization, and processing methods, the book features important technological advances from the past decade, particularly in fiber production and novel applications. It contains the latest data and insight into the chemistry and structural properties made possible by these advances.

Authored by leading experts in the field of fiber science, most chapters in this third edition of a bestseller are either new or extensively updated. Chapters on synthetic fibers detail their formation from monomers, while those on natural fibers cover extraction and purification methods. Each chapter encompasses definitions, morphology, and fine structure; properties, testing, processing methods, and equipment; and the conversion into marketable products. Taking into account the recent expansion and diversification of markets for various fibers, this book also offers a solid foundation in the principles used for developing new fibers, including biologically and electronically active fibers.

The Handbook of Fiber Chemistry, Third Edition offers a better understanding of the structure-property relationships of fibers and fiber-related phenomena. It is an ideal volume for scientists, technologists, and engineers working to develop novel and innovative products and technologies using natural and synthetic fibers.

Flammability has been recognized as an increasingly important social and scientific problem. Fire statistics in the United States (Report on the National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control, "America Burning," 1973) emphasized the vast devastation to life and property-12,000 lives lost annually due to fire and these deaths are usually caused by inhaling smoke or toxic gases; 300,000 fire injuries; 11. 4 billion dollars in fire cost of which 2. 7 billion dollars is related to property loss; a billion dollars to burn injury treatment; and 3. 3 billion dollars in productivity loss. It is obvious that much human and economic misery can be attributed to fire situations. In relation to this, polymer flammability has been recognized as an increasingly important social and scientific problem. The development of flame-retardant polymeric materials is a current example where the initiative for major scientific and technological developments is motivated by sociological pressure and legisla tion. This is part of the important trend toward a safer environment and sets a pattern for future example. Flame retardancy deals with our basic everyday life situations-housing, work areas, transportation, clothing and so forth the "macroenvironment" capsule within which "homosapiens" live. As a result, flame-retardant polymers are now emerging as a specific class of materials leading to new and diversified scientific and technological ventures."

Flammability has been recognized as an increasingly important social and scientific problem. Fire statistics in the United States (Report of the National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control, "America Burning," 1973) emphasized the vast devastation to life and property--12, OOO lives lost annually due to fire, and these deaths are usually caused by inhaling smoke or toxic gases; 300,000 fire injuries; 11.4 billion dollars in fire cost at which 2.7 billion dollars is related to property loss; a billion dollars to burn injury treatment; and 3.3 billion dollars in productivity loss. It is obvious that much human and economic misery can be attributed to fire situations. In relation to this, polymer flammability has been recognized as an in creasingly important social and scientific problem. The development of flame-retardant polymeric materials is a current example where the initia tive for major scientific and technological developments is motivated by sociological pressure and legislation. This is part of the important trend toward a safer environment and sets a pattern for future example. Flame retardancy deals with our basic everyday life situations-housing, work areas, transportation, clothing and so forth-the "macroenvironment" capsule within which "homosapiens" live. As a result, flame-retardant polymers are now emerging as a specific class of materials leading to new and diversified scientific and technological ventures."