First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Annotation More than 700 presentations at ANTEC?98, the Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers, comprise an encyclopedic compilation of the newest plastics technology available. This is the single most comprehensive annual presentation of new plastics technology!

Volume 2 of the conference proceedings of the SPE/Antac on 'Materials', held on the 711 May 2000 in Orlando, Florida, USA.

This report describes the geometric structure of modular extruders, development of the various units of an extruder and their functions, the flow mechanisms and models of their behaviour and experimental studies of extruder performance and applications. An additional indexed section containing several hundred abstracts from the Rapra Polymer Library database gives useful references for further reading.

A complete and timely overview of the topic, this Encyclopedia imparts knowledge of fundamental principles and their applications for academicians, scientists and researchers, while informing engineers, industrialists and entrepreneurs of the current state of the technology and its utilization. The most comprehensive source on polymer blends available on the market Offers a complete and timely overview of the topic Each article presents up to date research & development on a topic and its basic principles and applications, integrates case studies, laboratory and pilot plant experiments, and gives due reference to published and patented literature Equips academics, scientists and researchers with knowledge of fundamentals principles and their applications, and informs the engineers, industrialists and entrepreneurs about the state of the art technology and its applications

This review examines the current state of the art in GAM technology and applications. It outlines the fundamental principles and discusses the benefits and limitations of the process. It describes the choice of equipment, including aspects such as nitrogen gas preparation and the position and timing of gas injection. The report also provides design guidelines for thin and thick section mouldings and the c258 and location of gas channels. External gas moulding is also briefly described. An additional indexed section containing several hundred abstracts from the Rapra Polymer Library database provides useful references for further reading.