PVC handbook / C.E. Wilkes, J.W. Summers, C.A. Daniels (eds.) ; with contributions by Mark T. Berard ... [et al.].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

'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.