Plastic packaging : properties, processing, applications and regulations
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cincinnati :
Hanser Gardner ,
c2004
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| Edition: | 2nd ed |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Basic concepts and definitions
- 3. Polymer structure and properties
- 4. Major plastics in packaging
- 5. Additives and compounding
- 6. Adhesion, adhesives and heat sealing
- 7. Extrusion, film and sheet
- 8. Converting, lamination and coating
- 9. Flexible packaging
- 10. Thermoforming
- 11. Injection molding, closures, rotational molding, compression molding and tubes
- 12. Blow molding and bottles
- 13. Foams, cushioning and distribution packaging
- 14. Mass transfer in polymeric packaging systems: sorption, diffusion, permeation and shelf life
- 15. U. S. regulations and plastics packaging
- 16. Environmental considerations