Technology of Fluoropolymers: A Concise Handbook, Edition 3

Jiri G. Drobny · Sina Ebnesajjad

Apr. 2023 · CRC Press

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This third edition has been updated and expanded, providing industrial chemists, technologists, environmental scientists, and engineers with an accurate, compact, and practical source of information on fluoropolymers. Highlighting existing and new industrial, military, medical, and consumer goods applications, this edition adds more detailed information on equipment and processing conditions. It explores breakthroughs in understanding property-structure relationships, new polymerization techniques, and the chemistry underlying polymers, such as melt-processable fluoroplastics. It also expands on the important properties of fluoropolymers, including heat and radiation degradation, health effects, and recycling.

Features:

• Revised, updated, and expanded to continue to provide an accurate, compact, and practical source of information on fluoropolymers
• Explores the property-structure relationships, polymerization techniques, and the chemistry underlying polymers
• Fluoropolymers rank high on the specialty polymers group and, due to their unique properties, are naturally part of the solution to the industrial sustainability challenges of the twenty-first century
• Describes the technology of fluoropolymers, including thermoplastic and elastomeric products
• Expands upon the important characteristics of fluoropolymers and their recycling.

Autoren-Profil

Mr. Jiri George Drobny

Jiri George Drobny is the President of Drobny Polymer Associates, an international consulting firm specializing in fluoropolymer science and technology, radiation processing and elastomer technology. His career spans over 50 years in the polymer processing industry in Europe, the US and Canada, mainly in R&D with senior and executive responsibilities. Mr. Drobny is also active as an educator, author, and as technical and scientific translator. He is member of the Society of Plastic Engineers, American Chemical Society, Rubber Division of ACS and RadTech International. He resides in New Hampshire.

Dr Sina Ebnesajjad

Sina Ebnesajjad is the founder of FluoroConsultants Group (FCG) and has been the President of the company since 2006. He retired as a Sr Technology Associate in 2005 from the DuPont Co. after 23 years. FCG serves companies in a variety of areas including consulting, custom manufacturing and sourcing fluoropolymers. He is author, co-author and editor of over a dozen technical books including seven on fluoropolymers and three on the surface treatment of materials and adhesives technology.