Braun D. Simple Methods for Identification of Plastics

5th Edition. - Hanser, 2013. - 127 р.Processors and users of plastics often need to determine the chemical nature of a plastics specimen. This highly practical and useful manual, now in a fifth revised and supplemented edition, will enable you to determine the class of plastic of a particular specimen. No extensive knowledge of chemistry is required and yet it is more complex than a simple tabular compilation. This manual is a handy and highly effective tool for many practical situations. An additional supplement is a chapter that shows strategies for identifying historical plastic objects; this is of particular interest for assemblers and collectors, and conservators.Plastics and Their Characteristics.
General Introduction to the Analysis of Plastics.
Screening Tests.
Testing for Heteroatoms.
Analytical Procedures.
Specific Identification Tests.
Identification of Historic Plastic Objects.
Advanced Analytical Methods.
Appendix.
Literature.