Mixing and Compounding of Polymers (MANAS-ZLOCZOWER, Ica)

This monograph represents a comprehensive state-of-the-art review of mixing and compounding technology in polymer processing. It covers all aspects of mixing, from the basic principles to the various practical applications, with due consideration to material properties and mixing devices. The following major topics are presented and discussed in detail:

• The basic mixing mechanisms encountered in polymer processing and the various theories describing them.

• The latest results in modeling, flow simulation and visualization, as well as scale-up rules for the most important batch and continuous mixers.

• The properties of various additives used in the plastics and rubber industry and their effects on the properties of the compound.

• Working principles and practices for reactive polymer compounding.

• Compatibilization mechanisms applicable to blends and composites.

• Mixing practices in the current commercial mixing devices.

• Key aspects of mixing at nanoscale.

• Scale-down of mixing equipment and fundamentals of microfluidics.

The new edition is not only an updated version of the first monograph on mixing and compounding in polymer processing but is also an accurate reflection of the latest developments in this multifaceted and complex subject.

Contents:

Mixing of Miscible Liquids - Mixing of Immiscible Liquids - Dispersive Mixing of Solid Additives - A Kinematic Approach to Distributive Mixing - Number of Passage Distribution Functions - Mixing Measures - Flow Field Analysis of a Banbury Mixer - CFD Simulations of Static Mixers: A Survey - Continuous Equipment Simulation: Single Screw - Modeling Flow in Twin Screw Extrusion - Continuous Equipment Simulation: Co-Kneader - Continuous Equipment Simulation: Mixing Devices - Continuous Process Visualization: Visual Observation, On-Line Monitoring, Model-Fluid Extrusion, and Simulation - Scale-Up of Mixing Equipment - Scale-Down of Mixing Equipment: Microfluidics - Compounding (Theory and Practice) -Solid Additives - Compatibilizers: Mechanisms and Theory - Dispersion of Two-Dimensional Nanoparticles in Polymer Melts - Effect of Mixing on Properties of Compounds - Internal Mixers - Mixing in Single-Screw Extruders - Mixing Practices in Co-Rotating Twin Screw Extruders - Intermeshing Twin Screw Extruders - Reactive Compounding - Continuous Mixers