Solid-State Shear Pulverization

Solid-State Shear Pulverization is an innovative process that produces polymeric powders with unique physical properties not found in the output of conventional size-reduction methods. This technology has profound implications for both the creation of new polymer blends and recycling of plastic and rubber waste. Illustrated with 60 photographs, micrographs, diagrams and other figures this book takes an extended look at this new and multifaceted polymer processing technology. It illustrates different processed materials, as well as the machinery and mixed waste used. More than 60 tables provide useful data in convenient form. Overview of Polymer Powders. Conventional Methods of Powder Production. Principles of Solid-State Shear Pulverization (S3P). Equipment for the S3P Process for Plastics and Rubber. S3P Technology and Virgin Polymers. S3P Technology and Polymer Blends. Value-Added Products Made from Recycled Plastics. Applying S3P Technology to the Recovery of Used-Tire Rubber. Epilogue: Toward the Future. Index.