Introduction to Industrial Polypropylene

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The book provides chemists, engineers, and students an introduction to the essentials of industrial polypropylene-what it is, how it's made, the markets it serves, and its environmental fate. Crystalline polypropylene was discovered in the early 1950s and commercial production began in 1957 in Italy, Germany, and the USA. Since then, polypropylene has become among the most important synthetic polymers with about 48 million metric tons manufactured globally per year representing some 25 percent of the global consumption of plastic. As the intent of Introduction to Industrial Polypropylene is to provide chemists, engineers, and students an introduction to the essentials of industrial polypropylene, technical aspects are described in a straightforward way with minimal discussion of esoteric theory such that a person with a modicum of training in chemistry should be able to grasp the concept. The authors present practical, down-to-earth interpretations of polypropylene technology. Another key objective of this text is to put into perspective recent innovations in the polypropylene industry, in particular single site catalysts and the cascade processes and what part they are playing in the polyolefins industry. The authors have constructed the text so that it will be useful as a complement to college courses on polymer chemistry. Each of the thirteen chapters has an extensive questions and answers section that reinforces the central points discussed in the chapter. Specifically, this book elucidates: * Ziegler-Natta catalysts * Propylene polymerization catalysts * Single site catalysts and cocatalysts * Polypropylene manufacturing and processing * Catalysts synthesis in the laboratory * Testing * Various downstream aspects of industrial polypropylene such as biopolymers alternatives and additives.
This introductory text is an important resource for new engineers, chemists, students, and chemical industry personnel to understand the technical aspects of polypropylene which is the 2nd largest synthetics polymer in manufactured output. The book considers the following topics: * What are the principal types of polypropylene and how do they differ? * What catalysts are used to produce polypropylene and how do they function? * What is the role of cocatalysts and how have they evolved over the years? * How are industrial polypropylene catalysts tested and the resultant polymer evaluated? * What processes are used in the manufacture of polypropylene? * What are the biopolymer alternatives to polypropylene? * What companies are the major industrial manufacturers of polypropylene? * What is the environmental fate of polypropylene?

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Dennis B. Malpass

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Chemie Chemistry Industrial Chemistry Materials Science Materialwissenschaften Polymer Science & Technology Polymertechnologie Polymerwissenschaft u. -technologie Polypropylen Technische u. Industrielle Chemie

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