Plasticizers

Cadogan, DF; Howick, CJ

HERO ID

680249

Reference Type

Book/Book Chapter

Year

2005

Language

English

HERO ID 680249
Year 2005
Title Plasticizers
Book Title Ullmann's encyclopedia of industrial chemistry
Authors Cadogan, DF; Howick, CJ
Editor Elvers, B
Publisher Text Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co.
City Hoboken, NJ
Page Numbers 1-20
Abstract A plasticizer is a substance incorporated into a material to increase its flexibility, workability, or distensibility. A plasticizer may reduce the melt viscosity, lower the temperature of the second‐order transition, or lower the elastic modulus of the product. Plasticizers are inert, organic substances with low vapor pressures, predominantly esters, which react physically with high polymers to form a homogeneous physical unit, whether it be by means of swelling or dissolving or any other 1. At present some 300 plasticizers are manufactured, of which at least 100 are of commercial importance. A list of some of the most widely used plasticizers is given in Table 1.
Doi 10.1002/14356007.a20_439
Is Certified Translation No
Dupe Override No
Isbn 9783527329434
Edition 7th
Is Public Yes
Language Text English
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