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Handbook of Solvents

Author

George Wypych

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Audience

Solvent manufacturers and formulators, analytical chemists, environmental engineers, civil engineers, industrial engineers, industrial hygienists, legislators and regulators concerned with the environment, hazardous waste disposal, and workplace safety, medical and biological impact researchers in industry and academia.

Features

Explains solvent formulation principles in 33 major industries from adhesives and aerospace to stone, clay, glass, concrete, and wood products.
Comprehensive coverage of international health, safety, and environmental technologies.
Identifies the risks and benefits of specific solvents and classes of solvents.
Includes the newest water-based "green" technologies.

Description

Solvents are used in nearly all industries, from cosmetics to semiconductors, and from biotechnology research to iron and steel production. This book is a comprehensive and extensive textual analysis of the principles of solvent selection and use. It is a balanced presentation of solvent performance, processing characteristics, and environment and health issues.

The book is intended to help formulators select ideal solvents, safety coordinators to protect workers, legislators and inspectors to define and implement technically correct public safeguards on solvent use, handling, and disposal.

The contributors are members of prestigious universities and industries from around the world. Altogether, they have written 47 books and hundreds of paper on the subject of solvents. Here they give a synthesis of their experiences and opinions on how to best change the global use of solvents in order to both benefit from the technology, and limit health, safety, and environmental risks.

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About the author

George Wypych has a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering. He has more than 30 years of industrial and academic experience. For 25 years, he was involved in industrial research first at the Central Laboratory of Technical Products and later at BF Goodrich/Tremco and, for 8 years, taught at the University of Ife giving courses in chemical engineering and polymers. He has conducted degradation/stabilization studies on the following range of products: PVC plastisols, polyurethanes, epoxies, polyolefins, rubbers, coated fabrics, sealants, coatings, lacquers, engineering polymers, cables, upholstery materials, materials for awnings, shoes, and bags, floor coverings, automotive components, flexible containers, flexible warehouses, waterproofing materials, concrete protective coatings, butyl tapes.

He has published 36 research papers, holds 16 patents, and has published 8 books including: Handbook of Material Weathering, PVC Thermal Degradation, PVC Thermal Stabilization, Polymer Modified Textile Materials, Recycling of PVC and Mixed Waste. He is the Managing Editor of the international journal Polymer Networks & Blends and Advances in Materials Durability and Their Environmental Impact.

Copyright

2001

Specs

Pages: 1,650

6 x 9, Hardcover

ISBN

0-8155-1458-1

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