The commercial use of polymers in plastics, elastomers, coatings andadhesives almost always involves the use of additives to enhance theirproperties. Thousands of years natural polymers have been blended withnaturally occurring fillers, fibers and many other substances. In thiscentury, the development of synthetic polymers has led to thedevelopment of high performance polymer composites. This volume is theonly text describing origin and use of additives and their function inpolymeric composites. A panel of outstanding specialists in the field ofadditives have placed this in a historic perspective. Apart from this,up-to-date information on all fillers, reinforcing agents, stabilizers,plasticizers, flame retardants, accelerators, etc. can be found in thevolume.
1987; viii+382 pages ISBN 90-6764-082-4 Price (all prices are subject to change without notice): EUR 113/US$ 162
