This introductory text is an important resource for newengineers, chemists, students, and chemical industry personnel tounderstand the technical aspects of polypropylene which is the 2ndlargest synthetics polymer in manufactured output.
The book considers the following topics:
* What are the principal types of polypropylene and how do theydiffer?
* What catalysts are used to produce polypropylene and how dothey function?
* What is the role of cocatalysts and how have they evolved overthe years?
* How are industrial polypropylene catalysts tested and theresultant polymer evaluated?
* What processes are used in the manufacture ofpolypropylene?
* What are the biopolymer alternatives to polypropylene?
* What companies are the major industrial manufacturers ofpolypropylene?
* What is the environmental fate of polypropylene?