Polystyrene: Synthesis, Production and ApplicationsThis review describes the production of styrene polymers in detail, including the synthesis of raw materials, polymerisation routes to polystyrene, production of high impact polystyrene and anionic block copolymers. The review also describes the mechanical properties of styrenic polymers, their electrical properties, and their behaviour in fire. An additional indexed section containing several hundred abstracts from the Rapra Polymer Library database gives useful references for further reading. |
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The Economic Significance of Polystyrene | 5 |
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Industrial Polymerization Processes | 19 |
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