Plastics Packaging
Properties, Processing, Applications and Regulations
1st Edition
Published on 27. April 2000
Book
Hardback
443 pages
978-3-446-21404-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book focuses on plastics applications in packaging. It offers detailed descriptions of the properties of the major packaging plastics as well as descriptions of the major processes for forming plastics as they relate to packaging applications. Guidance on selection of polymers, processing methods, package types, and shelf life estimates is provided. The book is also intended as a text book/self study guide and includes sample questions for students.
Contents
Introduction
Basic Concepts and Definitions
Polymer Structure and Properties
Major Plastics in Packaging
Additives and Compounding
Adhesion, Adhesives, and Heat Sealing
Extrusion, Film and Sheet
Lamination and Coating
Injection Molding, Closures and Tubes
Blow Molding and Bottles
Thermoforming
Flexible Packaging
Foams, Cushioning and Distribution Packaging
Mass Transfer in Polymeric Packaging Systems: Sorption, Diffusion, Permeation, and Shelf Life
Regulatory Issues
Environmental Considerations
Trends and Predictions
Contents
Introduction
Basic Concepts and Definitions
Polymer Structure and Properties
Major Plastics in Packaging
Additives and Compounding
Adhesion, Adhesives, and Heat Sealing
Extrusion, Film and Sheet
Lamination and Coating
Injection Molding, Closures and Tubes
Blow Molding and Bottles
Thermoforming
Flexible Packaging
Foams, Cushioning and Distribution Packaging
Mass Transfer in Polymeric Packaging Systems: Sorption, Diffusion, Permeation, and Shelf Life
Regulatory Issues
Environmental Considerations
Trends and Predictions
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
München
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paper over boards
Illustrations
100
100 s/w Abbildungen
Dimensions
Height: 24.5 cm
Width: 17.3 cm
Thickness: 3.1 cm
Weight
1008 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-446-21404-0 (9783446214040)
Schweitzer Classification
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Properties, Processing, Applications, and Regulations
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Persons
Author
John D. Culter, Ph.D., is President of Advanced Materials Engineering, Inc., and has worked in the plastics packaging industry since the early 1970s. He has developed and taught several courses in polymer packaging at Michigan State University and the Missouri University of Science and Technology, as well as in Brazil and Argentina, and online.
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Content
Contents
Introduction
Basic Concepts and Definitions
Polymer Structure and Properties
Major Plastics in Packaging
Additives and Compounding
Adhesion, Adhesives, and Heat Sealing
Extrusion, Film and Sheet
Lamination and Coating
Injection Molding, Closures and Tubes
Blow Molding and Bottles
Thermoforming
Flexible Packaging
Foams, Cushioning and Distribution Packaging
Mass Transfer in Polymeric Packaging Systems: Sorption, Diffusion, Permeation, and Shelf Life
Regulatory Issues
Environmental Considerations
Trends and Predictions
Introduction
Basic Concepts and Definitions
Polymer Structure and Properties
Major Plastics in Packaging
Additives and Compounding
Adhesion, Adhesives, and Heat Sealing
Extrusion, Film and Sheet
Lamination and Coating
Injection Molding, Closures and Tubes
Blow Molding and Bottles
Thermoforming
Flexible Packaging
Foams, Cushioning and Distribution Packaging
Mass Transfer in Polymeric Packaging Systems: Sorption, Diffusion, Permeation, and Shelf Life
Regulatory Issues
Environmental Considerations
Trends and Predictions