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Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology

Copyright © 2001 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Last updated: 14 Sep 2007

Topics

      • Agrochemicals
        • Analytical Techniques
          • Chemical Reactions
            • Dyes and Pigments
              • Energy
                • Environmental Protection, Industrial Safety
                  • Environmental Protection, Industrial Safety
                    • Fat, Oil, Food and Feed, Cosmetics
                      • Inorganic Chemicals
                        • Materials
                          • Metals and Alloys
                            • Organic Chemicals
                              • Pharmaceuticals
                                • Polymers and Plastics
                                  • Acetal Resins
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (86K)
                                  • Acrylamide Polymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (242K)
                                  • Acrylic Elastomers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (148K)
                                  • Acrylic Ester Polymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (4334K)
                                  • Acrylic Ester Polymers, 2-Cyanoacrylic Ester Polymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (79K)
                                  • Acrylonitrile
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (1971K)
                                  • Acrylonitrile–Butadiene–Styrene (ABS) Polymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (4966K)
                                  • Acrylonitrile Polymers, Survey and Styrene-Acrylonitrile (SAN)
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (7152K)
                                  • Alkyd Resins
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (171K)
                                  • Allyl Monomers and Polymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (202K)
                                  • Amino Resins and Plastics
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (298K)
                                  • Barrier Polymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (254K)
                                  • Biopolymers, Survey
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (80K)
                                  • Bismuth and Bismuth Alloys
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (154K)
                                  • Bromotrifluoroethylene
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (48K)
                                  • Butyl Rubber
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (232K)
                                  • Caprolactam
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (149K)
                                  • Chlorine
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (1219K)
                                  • Chlorosulfonated Polyethylene
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (166K)
                                  • Composite Materials, Thermoplastic Polymer-Matrix
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (262K)
                                  • Composite Materials, Thermoset Polymer-Matrix
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (418K)
                                  • Conducting Polymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (387K)
                                  • Copolymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (490K)
                                  • Dendrimers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (358K)
                                  • Elastomers, Synthetic, Survey
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (192K)
                                  • Engineering Thermoplastics
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (396K)
                                  • Epoxy Resins
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (901K)
                                  • Ethylene-Acrylic Elastomers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (101K)
                                  • Ethylene Oxide Polymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (215K)
                                  • Ethylene–Propylene Polymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (146K)
                                  • Fibers, Acrylic
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (422K)
                                  • Fibers, Cellulose Esters
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (459K)
                                  • Fibers, Elastomeric
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (227K)
                                  • Fibers, Olefin
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (219K)
                                  • Fibers, Poly(Vinyl Alcohol)
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (156K)
                                  • Film and Sheeting Materials
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (229K)
                                  • Fluorine Compounds, Inorganic, Aluminum
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (207K)
                                  • Fluorine-Containing Polymers, Perfluorinated Ethylene-Propylene Copolymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (97K)
                                  • Fluorine-Containing Polymers, Perfluoroalkanesulfonic Acids
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (82K)
                                  • Fluorine-Containing Polymers, Perfluoroepoxides
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (181K)
                                  • Fluorine-Containing Polymers, Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride)
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (118K)
                                  • Fluorine-Containing Polymers, Polychlorotrifluoroethylene
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (60K)
                                  • Fluorine-Containing Polymers, Polytetrafluoroethylene
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (157K)
                                  • Fluorine-Containing Polymers, Tetrafluoroethylene-Ethylene Copolymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (108K)
                                  • Fluorocarbon Elastomers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (142K)
                                  • Foamed Plastics
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (529K)
                                  • Heat-Resistant Polymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (437K)
                                  • Hydrocarbon Resins
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (201K)
                                  • Inorganic High Polymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (232K)
                                  • Ionomers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (316K)
                                  • Isocyanates, Organic
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (463K)
                                  • Isoprene
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (185K)
                                  • Latex Technology
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (148K)
                                  • Maleic Anhydride, Maleic Acid, and Fumaric Acid
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (294K)
                                  • Melamine Resins
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (291K)
                                  • Methacrylic Polymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (266K)
                                  • Natural Graphite
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (311K)
                                  • Nitrile Rubber
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (159K)
                                  • Olefin Polymers, Introduction
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (88K)
                                  • Olefins, Higher
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (190K)
                                  • Perfluorinated Polymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (399K)
                                  • Phenolic Resins
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (498K)
                                  • Phosphazenes
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (147K)
                                  • Photoconductive Polymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (285K)
                                  • Plasticizers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (323K)
                                  • Plastics Processing
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (459K)
                                  • Plastics Testing
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (313K)
                                  • Poly(Fluorosilicones)
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (93K)
                                  • Poly (Vinyl Fluoride)
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (90K)
                                  • Polyamides, General
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (814K)
                                  • Polyamides, Plastics
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (178K)
                                  • Polybutadiene
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (154K)
                                  • Polycarbonates
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (340K)
                                  • Polychloroprene
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (265K)
                                  • Polyester Fibers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (306K)
                                  • Polyesters, Thermoplastic
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (409K)
                                  • Polyesters, Unsaturated
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (267K)
                                  • Polyethers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (115K)
                                  • Polyethers, Aromatic
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (344K)
                                  • Polyethers, Propylene Oxide Polymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (210K)
                                  • Polyethers, Tetrahydrofuran and Oxetane Polymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (283K)
                                  • Polyethylene, High Density
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (364K)
                                  • Polyethylene, Linear Low Density
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (287K)
                                  • Polyethylene, Low Density
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (245K)
                                  • Polyimides
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (307K)
                                  • Polyisoprene
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (125K)
                                  • Polymer Blends
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (622K)
                                  • Polymer Colloids
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (325K)
                                  • Polymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (270K)
                                  • Polymers, Environmentally Degradable
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (383K)
                                  • Polymers, Water-Soluble
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (691K)
                                  • Polymers Containing Sulfur, Poly(Phenylene Sulfide)
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (284K)
                                  • Polymers Containing Sulfur, Polysulfides
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (118K)
                                  • Polymers Containing Sulfur, Polysulfones
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (310K)
                                  • Polymers of Higher Olefins
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (165K)
                                  • Polypropylene
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (298K)
                                  • Recycling, Plastics
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (111K)
                                  • Recycling, Rubber
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (131K)
                                  • Reinforced Plastics
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (83K)
                                  • Resins, Natural
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (135K)
                                  • Rubber, Natural
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (248K)
                                  • Shape-Memory Polymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (225K)
                                  • Silicon Compounds, Silanes
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (237K)
                                  • Silicones
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (964K)
                                  • Styrene-Butadiene Rubber
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (244K)
                                  • Styrene Plastics
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (676K)
                                  • Sulfur-Containing Polymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (702K)
                                  • Thermoplastic Elastomers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (302K)
                                  • Tire Cord
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (261K)
                                  • Urethane Polymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (316K)
                                  • Vinyl Acetal Polymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (141K)
                                  • Vinyl Acetate Polymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (190K)
                                  • Vinyl Alcohol Polymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (460K)
                                  • Vinyl Chloride
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (196K)
                                  • Vinyl Chloride Polymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (386K)
                                  • Vinyl Ether Monomers and Polymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (151K)
                                  • Vinylidene Chloride Polymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (478K)
                                  • Xylylene Polymers
                                    Abstract | Full Text: PDF (521K)
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