Developments in Plastics Technology—4

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-x

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2. Processing of Cellular Thermoplastics

   • K. T. Collington

   Pages 1-53

3. Recent Advances in Analysis and Characterization of Polymers and Plastics

   • Masao Takahashi

   Pages 55-98

4. Modification of PVC with NBR

   • P. W. Milner

   Pages 99-137

5. Control of Polymer Processes

   • Keith T. O’Brien

   Pages 139-166

6. Polymers for Elevated-Temperature Use

   • J. A. Brydson

   Pages 167-199

7. Thermal Treatment, Physical Ageing and Relaxation Properties of Amorphous Polymers

   • R. Diaz Calleja, J. L. Gomez Ribelles

   Pages 201-234

8. Digital Hydraulics

   • S. Skinner, H. Briem

   Pages 235-303

9. Back Matter

   Pages 305-315

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Because of the sheer size and scope of the plastics industry, the title Developments in Plastics Technology now covers an incredibly wide range of subjects or topics. No single volume can survey the whole field in any depth and what follows is, therefore, a series of chapters on selected topics. The topics were selected by us, the editors, because of their immediate relevance to the plastics industry. When one considers the advancements of the plastics processing machinery (in terms of its speed of operation and conciseness of control), it was felt that several chapters should be included which related to the types of control systems used and the correct usage of hydraulics. The importance of using cellular, rubber-modified and engineering-type plastics has had a major impact on the plastics industry and therefore a chapter on each of these subjects has been included. The two remaining chapters are on the characterisation and behaviour of polymer structures, both subjects again being of current academic or industrial interest. Each of the contributions was written by a specialist in that field and to them all, we, the editors, extend our heartfelt thanks, as writing a contribution for a book such as this, while doing a full-time job, is no easy task.

• Thermoplast
• hydraulics
• plastics
• polymer
• polymers

• London School of Polymer Technology, The Polytechnic of North London, Holloway, London, UK

  A. Whelan, J. P. Goff

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