Xanthos Marino (ed.). Functional Fillers for Plastics

Weinheim, 2010 (Second, updated and enlarged edition), Wiley-VCH, 531 р.
A comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the major mineral and organic fillers for plastics, their production, structure and properties, as well as their applications in terms of primary and secondary functions. Edited and co-authored by Professor Marino Xanthos with contributions by international experts from industry and academia, this book presents methods of mixing/incorporation technologies, surface treatments and modifications for enhanced functionality, an analysis of parameters affecting filler performance and a presentation of current and emerging applications. Additionally, the novel classification according to modification of specific polymer properties rather than filler chemical composition provides a better understanding of the relationships between processing, structure and properties of products containing functional fillers and the identification of new markets and applications.
For engineers, scientists and technologists involved in the important sector of polymer composites.Polymers and Fillers
Polymers and Polymer Composites
Modification of Polymer Properties with Functional Fillers
Mixing of Fillers with Plastics
Surface Modifiers and Coupling Agents
Silane Coupling Agents
Titanate Coupling Agents
Functional Polymers and Other Modifiers
Fillers and Their Functions
High Aspect Ratio Fillers
Glass Fibers
Mika Flakes
Nanoclays and Their Emerging Markets
Carbon Nanotubes/Nanofibers And Carbon Fibers
Low Aspect Ratio Fillers
Natural Fibers
Talc
Kaolin
Wollastonite
Wood Flour
Calcium Carbonate
Specialty Fillers
Fire Retardants
Conductive and Magnetic Fillers
Surface Property Modifiers
Processing Aids
Spherical Fillers
Bioactive Fillers
Polyhedral Olilgomeric Silsequioxanes
In Situ-Generated Fillers: Bicontinuous Phase Nanocomposites