Processors and users of plastics often need to determine the chemical nature of a plastics specimen. The highly practical and useful manual, now in a fifth revised and supplemented edition, will enable you to determine the class of plastic of a particular specimen. No extensive knowledge of chemistry is required and yet it is more than a simple tabular compilation. This manual is a handy, highly effective tool for many practical situations. An additional supplement is a chapter that shows strategies for identifying historical plastic objects; this is of particular interest for assemblers, collectors, and conservators.
Preface
Chapter 1 : Plastics and Their Characteristics
Chapter 2 : General Introduction to the Analysis of Plastics
Chapter 3 : Screening Tests
Chapter 4 : Testing for Heteroatoms
Chapter 5 : Analytical Procedures
Chapter 6 : Specific Identification Tests
Chapter 7 : Identification of Historic Plastic Objects
Chapter 8 : Advanced Analytical Methods
Appendix
Literature
Index
