Publisher's Synopsis
This book is for polymer/plastics technologists. It is a state–of–the–art review of industrial applications of polymer additives written by world leading authorities. The authors have written specially commissioned chapters, which combine to provide comprehensive and up–to–date coverage of the field and a convenient entry to the contemporary literature. Coverage includes antioxidants, polymer stabilisers and stabilisation, fire retardants and plastics flamability, specialty additives and the emerging field of nanocomposites.
