Author Description

Two-Phase Polymer Systems is a topic of great importance to science and to technology. Mixtures of polymer melt with gas (foams), with another molten polymer (blends) and with solid particles (composites) constitutes nearly 90% of the manufactured polymeric materials. This second volume in the Progress in Polymer Processing book series aims to stress the common denominators of these materials, methods of combining the ingredients, the need for care in structure development during processing as well as the effects of the two-phase nature on properties of finished products. The fourteen chapters were written by prominent, internationally known experts in the field. The volume begins with an overview on processing two-phase polymer systems, followed by two chapters on polymer mixing and compounding. The following chapters discuss processing and properties of structural foams, blends, and process-related behavior of reinforced polymer composites.