In this single handbook, the editors aim to give a diverse audience of readers a complete account of all aspects of PVC - from monomer manufacture to polymerization; the gamut of such additives as stabilizers, lubricants, plasticizers, impact modifiers, fillers and reinforcing agents; blends and alloys; compounding and processing; characterization; combustion resistance and weatherability; product engineering design; applications; environmental and safety; and finally the PVC industry dynamics. The handbook contains both practical formulation information as well as a mechanistic view of why PVC behaves as it does. Contents: - Vinyl Chloride Monomer - Polymerization - PVC Stabilizers and Lubricants - Plasticizers - Processing Aids and Impact Modifiers - Fillers and Reinforcing Agents - PVC Blends and Alloys - Compounding Processes - Flexible PVC - Specialty Grade PVC Resins - Physical Properties and Characterization of PVC - Flammability and Fire Performance - Weathering of PVC Compounds - Fabrication Processes - Product Engineering Design - PVC Applications, their Standards and Regulations and Starting Formulations - PVC Environmental, Health, Safety - PVC Industry Structure and Dynamics
