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Update on Flame Retardant Textiles

J. Alongi, A. R. Horrocks, F. Carosio, G. Malucelli, Smithers Rapra, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, 2013, 356 p., hardcover, EUR 100.00, ISBN 978-1-90903-017-6

Polymeric Protective Technical Textiles

Brian J. McCarthy (ed.), Smithers Rapra, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, 2013, 168 p., softcover, EUR 120.00, ISBN 978-1-84735-963-6

Fracture Mechanics and Statistical Mechanics of Reinforced Elastomeric Blends

W. Grellmann, G. Heinrich, M. Kaliske, M. Klüppel, K. Schneider, T. Vilgis (eds.), Springer-Verlag, Berlin/Heidelberg, 2013, 314 p., hardcover, 106,99 EUR, ISBN 978-3-642-37909-3

Characteristics and Analysis of Non-Flammable Polymers

Methods used to assess fire retardancy in polymers are discussed and summarised in this book. The first chapter discusses fire retardant mechanisms in polymers. Chapter 2 describes test methods for fire retardancy.

Practical Guide to Latex Technology

The Practical Guide to Latex Technology is an introduction to the technology of natural and synthetic rubber latices. It offers a condensed practical guidance on the technologies used for the production of latex products.

Encyclopedia of Polymer Blends

The Encyclopedia of Polymer Blends will be published in five volumes and includes scientific publications in various areas of polymer blends. Volume 1 describes the fundamentals, including the basic principles of polymer blending, thermodynamics, miscible, immiscible, and compatible blends, kinetics, and composition and temperature dependence of phase separation.

Fundamental principles of polymeric materials

With its balanced presentation of polymer chemistry, physics, and engineering applications, the updated and revised third edition of Fundamental principles of polymeric materials provides a solid understanding of the main concepts underlying polymeric materials.

Rubber Molding Principles

Rubber Molding Principles is the first in a series of technical books written to highlight the fundamentals of various aspects of rubber moulding technology and how they relate to each other.

IISRP publishes 2013 rubber statistics

The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) has released the 2013 edition of its Worldwide Rubber Statistics, describing it as the "world's leading source for authoritative data about synthetic rubber."

The Plasma Chemistry of Polymer Surfaces

Jörg Friedrich, Wiley-VCH Verlag, Weinheim, 2012, 472 p., hardcover, EUR 138.00, ISBN 978-3-527-31853-7

Characterization of Nanostructures

Sverre Myhra, John C. Rivière, CRC Press/Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, 2012, 318 p., hardcover, USD 149.95, ISBN 978-1-4398-5415-0

Market study on Bio-based Polymers in the World

Nova-Institut GmbH, Hürth, Germany, 2013, 360 p., EUR 6,500.00 + VAT

Advances in Polymer Coated Textiles

Güneri Akovali (ed.), Smithers Rapra, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, UK, 2012, 482 p., soft-cover, EUR 120.00, ISBN 978-1-84735-498-3

Materials Science of Polymers for Engineers

im A. Osswald, Georg Menges, Hanser Publications, Munich, Germany, 3rd ed., 616 p., hardcover, EUR 99.90, ISBN 978-1-56990-514-2 (printed edition), ISBN 978-1-56990-524-1 (e-book)

Thermal Stability of Polymers

T. R. Crompton, Smithers Rapra, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, UK, 2012, 216 p., EUR 155.00 (hard-backed), EUR 120.00 (soft-backed), ISBN 978-1-84735-514-0

Ionizing Radiation and Polymers

Jiri George Drobny, William Andrew/Elsevier, Waltham, MA, USA, 2013, 308 p., hardcover, EUR 79.80, ISBN 978-1-4557-7881-2

Fluoropolymer Additives

Sina Ebnesajjad, Richard Morgan, Elsevier Inc., Amsterdam, 2012, 296 p., hardcover, EUR 180.00, ISBN 978-1-4377-3461-4

Mixing of Rubber Compounds

Andreas Limper, Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich, 2012, 252 p., hardcover, EUR 129.90, ISBN 978-3-446-41743-4

Practical Guide to Hydrogenated Nitrile Butadiene Rubber Technology

Robert Keller, iSmithers Rapra Publishing, Shawbury, 2012, 138 p., softcover, EUR 70.00, ISBN 978-1-84735-521-8

Polymers for Electricity and Electronics. Materials, Properties, and Applications

Jiri George Drobny, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2012, 332 p., hardcover, EUR 109.00, ISBN 978-047045-553-1, also available as e-book

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