Handbook of Fillers, 3e

This handbook contains information from 3,500 research papers, usually published from 1994 to 2009 (more than half were published after the second edition), technical data received from over 200 filler manufacturers. More research funds have been invested in nanotechnology in the last decade.

• Essential reference material for plastics, rubber, paints, adhesives and paper






• A definitive data handbook on the market today








• Third edition incorporates the latest developments, including nanofillers

INTRODUCTION; SOURCES OF FILLERS, THEIR CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, PROPERTIES, AND MORPHOLOGY; TRANSPORTATION, STORAGE, AND PROCESSING OF FILLERS; QUALITY CONTROL OF FILLERS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF FILLERS AND FILLED MATERIALS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF FILLERS AND FILLED MATERIALS; ORGANIZATION OF INTERFACE AND MATRIX CONTAINING FILLERS; THE EFFECT OF FILLERS ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FILLED MATERIALS; THE EFFECT OF FILLERS ON RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF FILLED MATERIALS; MORPHOLOGY OF FILLED SYSTEMS; EFFECT OF FILLERS ON DEGRADATIVE PROCESSES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF FILLERS; INFLUENCE OF FILLERS ON PERFORMANCE OF OTHER ADDITIVES AND VICE VERSA; METHODS IN FILLED SYSTEMS TESTING; FILLERS IN COMMERCIAL POLYMERS; FILLER IN MATERIALS COMBINATIONS; FORMULATION WITH FILLERS; FILLERS IN DIFFERENT PROCESSING METHODS; FILLERS IN DIFFERENT PRODUCTS; HAZARDS IN FILLER USE