November 2016
Intermediate to advanced
632 pages
24h 5m
English
1. Outline of the Actual Situation of Plastics Compared to Conventional Materials
1.1. Polymers: The Industrial and Economic Reality Compared to Traditional Materials
1.2. What Are Thermoplastics, Thermoplastic Elastomer, Thermosets, Composites, and Hybrids?
1.3. Plastics: An Answer to the Designer’s Main Problems
1.4. Outline of the Technical and Economic Possibilities of Processing
1.5. The Final Material/Process/Cost Compromise
1.6. Useful Source Examples for Initiation of In-Depth Studies
2. Genesis of Renewable Plastics and Integration in the Plastics Stream