Ionizing Radiation and Polymers
Principles, Technology, and Applications
Published on 29. November 2012
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-4557-7881-2 (ISBN)
Description
Radiation processing is widely employed in plastics engineering to enhance the physical properties of polymers, such as chemical resistance, surface properties, mechanical and thermal properties, particle size reduction, melt properties, material compatibility, fire retardation, etc.
Drobny introduces readers to the science of ionizing radiation and its effects on polymers, and explores the technologies available and their current and emerging applications.
The resulting book is a valuable guide for a wide range of plastics engineers employing ionizing radiation for polymer treatment in a range of sectors including packaging, aerospace, defense, medical devices and energy applications. Radiation resistant polymers are also explored.
Drobny introduces readers to the science of ionizing radiation and its effects on polymers, and explores the technologies available and their current and emerging applications.
The resulting book is a valuable guide for a wide range of plastics engineers employing ionizing radiation for polymer treatment in a range of sectors including packaging, aerospace, defense, medical devices and energy applications. Radiation resistant polymers are also explored.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Norwich
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Engineers working in the plastics processing and packaging industries.
Plastics and rubber processing industry and downstream industry sectors using plastics, in particular food packaging, consumer goods, defense, medical devices.
Consumer products companies like P&G, Pepsico, etc. and their suppliers / vendors, e.g. DuPont, BASE, Bemis, Amcor, Henkel, etc.
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
635 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4557-7881-2 (9781455778812)
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Jiri G. Drobny is President of Drobny Polymer Associates, and former Adjunct Faculty of Plastics Engineering at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. Drobny is an active educator, lecturer, writer, and internationally known consultant. His career spans more than 40 years in the rubber and plastic processing industry, mainly in research and development with senior and executive responsibilities.
Content
Structure of Polymers
Radiation Types and Sources
Ionizing Radiation
Gamma Rays
Electron Beam Radiation
X-rays
Ion Beam Radiation
Lasers
Fundamentals of Radiation Chemistry
Effects of radiation on organic materials
Parameters and Units Used in Ionizing Radiation
Interaction of Ionizing Radiation with Polymers
Radiation Induced Reactions
Cross-linking
Polymerization
Grafting
Surface Modification
Radiation Resistance of Polymers
Energy Scavenging
Radical Scavenging
Industrial Applications of Ionizing Radiation-Overview
Coatings
Sterilization
Ion Implantation
Surface modification including compatibilization
Methods of Joining Plastics (Laser, IR etc )
Toughening of Plastics by Radiation.
Safety and Hygiene
New Developments and Trends
Radiation Types and Sources
Ionizing Radiation
Gamma Rays
Electron Beam Radiation
X-rays
Ion Beam Radiation
Lasers
Fundamentals of Radiation Chemistry
Effects of radiation on organic materials
Parameters and Units Used in Ionizing Radiation
Interaction of Ionizing Radiation with Polymers
Radiation Induced Reactions
Cross-linking
Polymerization
Grafting
Surface Modification
Radiation Resistance of Polymers
Energy Scavenging
Radical Scavenging
Industrial Applications of Ionizing Radiation-Overview
Coatings
Sterilization
Ion Implantation
Surface modification including compatibilization
Methods of Joining Plastics (Laser, IR etc )
Toughening of Plastics by Radiation.
Safety and Hygiene
New Developments and Trends