Author: TR Crompton
Publisher: Smithers Rapra Press
Keywords: foods, plastics, migration, additive
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2007-07-02
List price: $171.00
ISBN-10: 1847350550
ISBN-13: 9781847350558

Plastics are now being used on a large scale for the packaging of fatty and aqueous foodstuffs and beverages, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic. This is evident for all to see on the supermarket shelves, margarine is packed in polystyrene tubs, beer is packed in PVC bottles and meats and bacon in shrink-wrap film. Foods are also increasingly being shipped in bulk, in plastic containers. Additionally, there is the area of use of plastics utensils, containers and processing equipment in the home and during bulk preparation of food in producing factories, at home and in restaurants and canteens. T

Author: Stuart Patrick
Publisher: Smithers Rapra Press
Keywords: chloride, polyvinyl, guide, practical
Number of Pages: 170
Published: 2008-04-22
List price: $90.00
ISBN-10: 1859575110
ISBN-13: 9781859575116

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) has been around since the late part of the 19th century, although it was not produced commercially until the 1920s; it is the second largest consumed plastic material after polyethylene. PVC products can be rigid or flexible, opaque or transparent, coloured, and insulating or conducting. There is not just one PVC but a whole family of products tailor-made to suit the needs of each application. Rapra’s Practical Guide to PVC is packed with information for everyone working with PVC. It provides comprehensive background on the resins and additives, their properties

Author: J.M. Mallon
Publisher: Smithers Rapra Press
Keywords: rapra, review, reports, moulding, injection, automation, plastics, advances
Number of Pages: 92
Published: 2001-01-01
List price: $144.00
ISBN-10: 1859572839
ISBN-13: 9781859572832

There are few complete technical sources of information available for plastic injection moulders to use relating to automation. However, there have been articles written on various components of the technology. This review has been compiled by researching and analysing technical references. The overview is not an attempt to describe robot design theory and engineering, which can be found in engineering publications, but is intended to describe the basics of the technology and to explain how to put the technology to use. The review is supplemented by an indexed section containing several hundre

Author: M.S. Evans
Publisher: Smithers Rapra Press
Keywords: review, reports, rapra, performance, compounding, improved, tyre
Number of Pages: 138
Published: 2002-01-01
List price: $144.00
ISBN-10: 1859573061
ISBN-13: 9781859573068

This is an overview of the factors tyre compounders and engineers must consider when developing compounds for tyres. Tyres comprise several different components, with potentially varying formulations each component is described separately. This review discusses compounding ingredients for tyre rubbers by class including polymer types. The future of tyres in vehicles is also outlined. The latest developments and future prospects for tyres and tyre compounds are discussed.

Author: R.P. Brown
Publisher: Smithers Rapra Press
Keywords: review, reports, rapra, failure, product, rubber
Number of Pages: 116
Published: 2002-01-01
List price: $144.00
ISBN-10: 1859573304
ISBN-13: 9781859573303

Rubber components are used in many demanding applications, from tyres and seals to gloves and medical devices, and failure can be catastrophic. This review of rubber product failure outlines and illustrates the common causes of failure, while addressing ways of avoiding it. Around 400 abstracts from papers in the Rapra Polymer Library database are included with an index.

Author: V. Goodship
Publisher: Smithers Rapra Press
Keywords: reports, vol, review, rapra, injection, moulding, troubleshooting
Number of Pages: 148
Published: 2004-01-01
List price: $153.00
ISBN-10: 185957470X
ISBN-13: 9781859574706

Injection moulding is one of the most commonly used processing technologies for plastics materials. Proper machine set up, part and mould design, and material selection can lead to high quality production. This review outlines common factors to check when preparing to injection mould components, so that costly mistakes can be avoided. Sometimes problems occur in producing parts of the desired quality and there are visible surface defects. Due to the complex interrelationship between the part and the mould, the moulding compound and the processing, it is often hard to recognise the sour

Author: Güneri Akovali
Publisher: Smithers Rapra Press
Keywords: health, rubber, plastics
Number of Pages: 324
Published: 2008-04-21
List price: $171.00
ISBN-10: 184735081X
ISBN-13: 9781847350817

"Plastics and rubber are two very different, important materials which are used a great deal in our everyday life, both in indoors and outdoors. However, there is still, controversy surrounding the use of certain polymers and there are also some misconceptions surrounding their use. In recent years there have been certain scare stories about the possible negative effects on human health from some of these materials. However, today it is realised that it is often not the polymers themselves, but their monomers or the additives used that are responsible for these negative effects. And the re