Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. About the author IX
4. 1 Introduction and a brief history of plastic additives 1
5. 2 Overview of additives and the global additives market 4
6. 3 Additives to maintain properties of polymers 9
7. 4 Additives to adjust mechanical properties of polymers 40
8. 5 Additives to adjust rheological properties of plastics 57
9. 6 Additives to extend plastic properties 69
10. 7 Additives to adjust surface properties of polymers 80
11. 8 Specialty additives 88
12. Index 105