S Al-malaika

Reactive Modifiers for Polymers S Al-malaika 1997 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: List of contributors. Preface. Free radical grafting of monomers onto polymers by reactive extrusion: principles and applications. Modification of polypropylene by organic peroxides. Blends of polyamides and maleic-anhydride-containing polymers: interfacial chemistry and properties. Modification of polymer melts by oxazolines and their use for interfacial coupling reactions with other functional polymers. Moisture cross-linkable silane-modified polyolefins. Reactive antioxidants for polymers. Synthesis of polyolefin graft and block copolymers by reactive borane reagents and applications in polyolefin trends and composites. Electron beam radiation graft modification of preformed polymer architecture. Thermoplastic elastomers based on elastomer/thermoplastic blends dynamically vulcanized. Subject index. Publisher Marketing: There is considerable interest within the polymer industry in developing approaches to modification of polymer systems to achieve improved or altered performance. Reactive processing is perceived by the polymer industry as an economic route to achieving modification targets, and a great deal of research is being carried out into understanding the chemistry of modification and thus develop the technology further. By bringing together workers involved in both basic research and various development programmes, this book provides a review of this commercially important technique.