Plastics Packaging: Properties, Processing, Applications, Regulations

Hernandez, Ruben J., Culter, John, Selke, Susan E. M.

ISBN 10: 1569903034 / ISBN 13: 9781569903032

Published by Hanser Gardner Publications, 2000

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Title: Plastics Packaging: Properties, Processing, ...

Publisher: Hanser Gardner Publications

Publication Date: 2000

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

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Synopsis:

The increasing importance of plastic materials in packaging makes it mandatory for everyone in this industry to command a basic understanding of the properties of the common packaging plastics.

Synopsis:

This new book is intended to provide a basic understanding of plastic packaging materials. It contains a broad-based discussion, beginning with the definition and common properties as a group, and continues with a detailed description of the significant properties of the major packaging plastics and of specialty polymers with significant applications in packaging. The authors stress the relationship between chemical structure and packaging material properties. This book is an example reference tool for packaging professionals responsible for writing specifications, designing, fabricating, testing, and controlling the quality of plastics materials, and for students studying packaging. Study questions for students are included at the end of each chapter.