Plastics Testing and Characterization

Combined with a solid engineering background, this book provides the information and industrial case studies an engineer needs to both make informed decisions about selecting appropriate testing techniques and effectively troubleshoot problems in the field of plastics manufacturing.
The scope of this book also includes relevant and concise information for data interpretation using the most important characterization techniques.
Contents:
Spectroscopy
Gas Chromatography and Selective Mass Detection
Thermal Properties
Melt Rheology
Mechanical Properties
Permeability Properties
Environmental Effects and Aging
Electrical, Optical, and Acoustic Properties

María del Pilar Noriega E., PhD, is R&D and Innovation Director at Daabon Group, Santa Marta, Colombia. Until 2019, she was the Director General of the ICIPC (Medellín, Colombia), and from 1997-2012 was Technical Director of the same institute.