Advances in Thermoplastic Elastomers

Challenges and Opportunities

Nikhil K. Singha,Sadhan C. Jana

• Editore: Elsevier
• Anno: 2024
• ISBN:
  9780323986380
• Argomento: Tecnología e ingeniería
• Categoria: Ciencias de los materiales

Advances in Thermoplastic Elastomers: Challenges and Opportunities brings together the state-of-the-art in thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs), covering innovative materials, synthesis techniques, processing methods and sustainability. Sections outline thermoplastic elastomers, rubber elastic, and thermoplastic vulcanizates, and review the current landscape, from research and published literature, to commercialization and patents. Subsequent chapters offer methodical coverage of different categories of advanced thermoplastic elastomer materials, including areas such as polyolefin-based TPEs and high performance TPEs. The final chapters in the book examine options for sustainability, including bio-based, bio-resourced, and biodegradable TPEs, as well as circular economy and recycling of TPEs.Finally, outlook and future market and research trends are reviewed. This is a valuable book for researchers and advanced students working with elastomers, polymer science, materials chemistry, and materials engineering. In an industrial setting, this is an essential resource for R&D professionals, scientists, and engineers looking to utilize thermoplastic elastomers in a range of advanced applications.

• Focuses on novel materials, such as polyolefin-based TPEs, fluorinated TPEs, silicone-based TPEs, and ionic TPEs
• Discusses sustainability in terms of bio-based or biocompatible TPEs, recycling and the circular economy
• Helps bridge the gap between research and commercialization, reviewing patents, literature, trends, and market.

Indice dei contenuti

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Dedication
• List of contributors
• Preface
• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. TPEs and TPVs from research to commercialization including patents and published literature
• Chapter 3. Block copolymer phase separation basics, thermodynamics, and applications in thermoplastic elastomers
• Chapter 4. Styrenic-based thermoplastic elastomers by anionic polymerization
• Chapter 5. New class of thermoplastic elastomers based on acrylic block copolymers
• Chapter 6. Polyolefin-based thermoplastic vulcanizates and thermoplastic elastomers: fundamental chemistry problems
• Chapter 7. Polypropylene-based thermoplastic elastomers: fundamental blending issues
• Chapter 8. Polyolefin-based TPEs: reactive processing
• Chapter 9. Thermoplastic elastomers based on polyisobutylene
• Chapter 10. Thermoplastic elastomers based on graft copolymers
• Chapter 11. Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) from rubber-plastic blends
• Chapter 12. Co-polyesters-based thermoplastic elastomers (Co-PE TPEs)
• Chapter 13. Fluorinated thermoplastic elastomers: current status and future applications
• Chapter 14. High-performance thermoplastic elastomers based on silicones
• Chapter 15. High performance ionic thermoplastic elastomers
• Chapter 16. Advances in thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers: Design, applications and their circularity
• Chapter 17. TPE nanocomposites; processing and additives
• Chapter 18. Thermoplastic vulcanizates: Historical perspectives and synthesis strategies
• Chapter 19. Sustainability in TPEs; Bio-based TPE
• Chapter 20. Sustainability in thermoplastic elastomers: Bio-degradable thermoplastic elastomers
• Chapter 21. Recycling and circular economy of thermoplastic elastomers
• Chapter 22. Concluding remarks and outlook for future
• Author Index
• Index