Review
"…a very informative book." (
IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, March/April 2006)
"…for those involved in research or in manufacturing or polyester processing, this book will be essential.” (E-STREAMS, August 2004)
"...examines the chemistry and technology of polyester and copolyesters and illustrates the diversity and importance of these materials..." (Materials World, Thursday 1 January 2004)
"...successful in presenting and discussing its technical topics...an excellent collection of data...an essential and invaluable resource..." (Materials World, Vol 12(8), August 2004)
“…informative…written clearly in a consistent style…should be a key acquisition for any research chemist seeking to investigate polyesters…” (Applied Organometallic Chemistry, Vol.19, No.1, January 2005)
From the Back Cover
Polyesters are one of the most important class of polymers in use today.Hundreds of polyesters exist although only about a dozen are of commercialsignificance. Polyesters are ubiquitous materials in modern life and areused in diverse applications from drink bottles and photographic film toshirts and fabrics. This book serves as a comprehensive, up-to-datereference and includes the following sections:
- Historical development
- Polymerization & polycondensation
- Polyester types
- Fibers, compounds and modifying additives
- Depolymerization & degradation
- Liquid crystal polyesters
- Unsaturated polyesters
Comprehensive coverage of polyester resins with an emphasis on theirstructure-property relationships is provided. Polyester types covered indetail include: PET, PET copolymers, PCT, PCTG, PCTA, PBT, PEN, PTT, cyclicpolyester oligomers, LCP and UP's. The latest advances in polyesters aredescribed along with current and emerging application areas.
This work contains more than 20 contributions with experts from bothacademia and industry from North America, Europe, the Far East andAustralia.
An essential book for plastics engineers, polymer chemists, materialscientists and those working in the plastics manufacturing and processingindustries that deal with polyester resins.
