Handbook of Polypropylene and Polypropylene Composites, Revised and Expanded

Building on the success of its predecessor with completely revised material and six new chapters, the Handbook of Polypropylene and Polypropylene Composites, Second Edition responds to increasing interest and changing global trends in the manufacture and application of polypropylene resin. The authors highlight viable options for the manufacture of polypropylene composites to better accommodate market requirements across various industries. The second edition introduces chapters on high-purity submicron talc fillers with lamellar microstructures, the utilization of Wollastonite fibers for polypropylene reinforcement, and updated material on nanocomposite production using exfoliated clay treated with maleated polypropylene-based materials, among many other topics.

GLOBAL TRENDS FOR POLYPROPYLENE M.J. Balow POLYPROPYLENE: STRUCTURE, PROPERTIES, MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, AND APPLICATIONS W.J. Kissel, J.H. Han, and J.A. Meyer CHEMICAL COUPLING AGENTS FOR FILLED AND GR-PP COMPOSITES D. Roberts and R.C. Constable STABILIZATION OF FLAME-RETARDED POLYPROPYLENE R.E. Lee, D. Hallenbeck, and J. Likens RECYCLING OF POLYPROPYLENE AND ITS BLENDS: ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGY ASPECTS A.A. Adewole and M.D. Wolkowicz IMPACT BEHAVIOR OF POLYPROPYLENE, ITS BLENDS AND COMPOSITES J. Jancar METALLOCENE PLASTOMERS AS POLYPROPYLENE IMPACT MODIFIERS T.C. Yu and Donald K. TALC IN POLYPROPYLENE R.J. Clark and W.P. Steen GLASS FIBER-REINFORCED POLYPROPYLENE P.F. Chu FUNCTIONALIZATION AND COMPOUNDING OF POLYPROPYLENE USING TWIN-SCREW EXTRUDERS T.F. Bash and H.G. Karian ENGINEERED INTERPHASES IN POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITES J. Jancar MEGA-COUPLED POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITES OF GLASS FIBERS H.G. Karian CHARACTERIZATION OF LONG-TERM CREEP-FATIGUE BEHAVIOR FOR GLASS FIBER-REINFORCED POLYPROPYLENE L.E. Campbell MICA REINFORCEMENT OF POLYPROPYLENE L.A. Canova USE OF COUPLED MICA SYSTEMS TO ENHANCE PROPERTIES OF POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITES J. Antonacci PERFORMANCE OF LAMELLAR HIGH PURITY SUBMICRON AND COMPACTED TALC PRODUCTS IN POLYPROPYLENE COMPOUNDS W. Schober and G. Canalini AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS FOR POLYPROPYLENE AND POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITES B. Flowers WOLLASTONITE REINFORCED POLYPROPYLENE R. Beck, D. Columbo, and G. Phillips PART SHRINKAGE BEHAVIOR OF POLYPROPYLENE RESINS AND POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITES H>G. Karian POLYPROPYLENE NANCOMPOSITE G. Qian and T. Lan