TY - BOOK AU - Wilkes,C.E. AU - Summers,J.W. AU - Daniels,C.A. AU - Berard,Mark T. TI - PVC handbook SN - 9781569903797 (hbk.) PY - 2005/// CY - Munich, Germany PB - Hanser Publishers KW - Polyvinyl chloride KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - 'In this single handbook, the editors aim to give a diverse audience of readers a complete account of all aspects of PVC from monomer manufacture to polymerization; the gamut of such additives as stabilizers, lubricants, plasticizers, impact modifiers, fillers and reinforcing agents; blends and alloys; compounding and processing; characterization; combustion resistance and weatherability; product engineering design; applications; environmental and safety; and finally the PVC industry dynamics.''The handbook contains both practical formulation information as well as a mechanistic view of why PVC behaves as it does.'--BOOK JACKET ER -