This book focuses on plastics applications in packaging. It offers detailed descriptions of the properties of the major packaging plastics as well as descriptions of the major processes for forming plastics as they relate to packaging applications. Guidance on selection of polymers, processing methods, package types, and shelf life estimates is provided. The book is also intended as a text book/self study guide and includes sample questions for students.
Contents
Introduction
Basic Concepts and Definitions
Polymer Structure and Properties
Major Plastics in Packaging
Additives and Compounding
Adhesion, Adhesives, and Heat Sealing
Extrusion, Film and Sheet
Lamination and Coating
Injection Molding, Closures and Tubes
Blow Molding and Bottles
Thermoforming
Flexible Packaging
Foams, Cushioning and Distribution Packaging
Mass Transfer in Polymeric Packaging Systems: Sorption, Diffusion, Permeation, and Shelf Life
Regulatory Issues
Environmental Considerations
Trends and Predictions
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John D. Culter, Ph.D., is President of Advanced Materials Engineering, Inc., and has worked in the plastics packaging industry since the early 1970s. He has developed and taught several courses in polymer packaging at Michigan State University and the Missouri University of Science and Technology, as well as in Brazil and Argentina, and online.
This book focuses on plastics applications in packaging. It offers detailed descriptions of the properties of the major packaging plastics as well as descriptions of the major processes for forming plastics as they relate to packaging applications. Guidance on selection of polymers, processing methods, package types, and shelf life estimates is provided. The book is also intended as a text book/self study guide and includes sample questions for students. Contents Introduction Basic Concepts and Definitions Polymer Structure and Properties Major Plastics in Packaging Additives and Compounding Adhesion, Adhesives, and Heat Sealing Extrusion, Film and Sheet Lamination and Coating Injection Molding, Closures and Tubes Blow Molding and Bottles Thermoforming Flexible Packaging Foams, Cushioning and Distribution Packaging Mass Transfer in Polymeric Packaging Systems: Sorption, Diffusion, Permeation, and Shelf Life Regulatory Issues Environmental Considerations Trends and Predictions
Contents
Introduction
Basic Concepts and Definitions
Polymer Structure and Properties
Major Plastics in Packaging
Additives and Compounding
Adhesion, Adhesives, and Heat Sealing
Extrusion, Film and Sheet
Lamination and Coating
Injection Molding, Closures and Tubes
Blow Molding and Bottles
Thermoforming
Flexible Packaging
Foams, Cushioning and Distribution Packaging
Mass Transfer in Polymeric Packaging Systems: Sorption, Diffusion, Permeation, and Shelf Life
Regulatory Issues
Environmental Considerations
Trends and Predictions
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