SPE Library
The SPE Library contains thousands of papers, presentations, journal briefs and recorded webinars from the best minds in the Plastics Industry. Spanning almost two decades, this collection of published research and development work in polymer science and plastics technology is a wealth of knowledge and information for anyone involved in plastics.
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Vinyl Plastics
Vinyl’s Future -- Building Interiors
David Kitts, May 2009
PowerPoint Presentation at Vinyltec Conference 2009.
Vinyl Windows: The Energy Giant
Walker, May 2009
PowerPoint Presentation at Vinyltec Conference 2009.
Energy Efficient Industrial Buildings
Mattox, May 2009
PowerPoint Presentation at Vinyltec Conference 2009.
The Business Case for LCA: It's a New World
Rita Schenck, May 2009
PowerPoint Presentation at Vinyltec Conference 2009.
High Solvating Bio‐Derived Plasticizer
Stephen Horton, May 2009
PowerPoint Presentation at Vinyltec Conference 2009.
GRAS Plasticizer: New High Solvating, Low Plastisol Viscosity Plasticizer for Vinyl
William D. Arendt | Dr. Mak Joshi | Jason Butt | Yvonne Berry-Walker, May 2009
PowerPoint Presentation at Vinyltec Conference 2009.
Sustainable Plasticizers for Flexible Vinyl
Patrick Harmon, May 2009
PowerPoint Presentation at Vinyltec Conference 2009.
Formulating Specialty Plasticizers
William D. Arendt, May 2009
PowerPoint Presentation at Vinyltec Conference 2009.
Benzoate Plasticizers in Rotational Molding Plastisol
William D. Arendt, May 2009
PowerPoint Presentation at Vinyltec Conference 2009.
Alkyl Pyrrolidones- Plasticizers for Technically Challenging Applications -
H. Kaytan | M. Bonnet, May 2009
Alkyl Pyrrolidones (specifically N-[C-8 to C-18]-2-Pyrrolidones) are strong solvating, general purpose PVC plasticizers, which are about 30-50% more efficient then the standard plasticizers, reduce processing temperatures dramatically and impart flexibility at extremely low temperatures. They can be used as primary plasticizers, in plasticizer blends as well as at additive levels by all typical processing methods; extrusion, calendaring, injection molding, plastisol. They improve the compatibility of other components of the flexible PVC like fillers, extenders and other plasticizers like ESO, Polymerics, DINCH etc. The described benefits and properties are carried proportionally to the blended systems, so that all formulation issues can be addressed by using Alkyl Pyrrolidones from as low as 1phr in plasticizer blends (decreasing processing temperatures and increasing gelling speed) ) to >80phr (for extremely flexible highly filled PVC with gum-like elasticity). Alkyl Pyrrolidones also provide new solutions for semi-rigid applications (e.g. at 6-12 phr) since they exhibit no anti-plasticizing behavior. They are particularly useful in plastisol applications, where working with phthalate or phthalate-free plasticizer systems can cause various technical issues. By using Alkyl Pyrrolidones many of these problems can be overcome, since they increase gelling speed and transparency, reduce gelling temperatures and haze, improve de-aeration, enhance foam uniformity.
PVC: Compound Reactants And the Plastics Processing Reactor
Gary R. Mitchener, May 2009
What advice can we give to the novice, vinyl technologist pursuing a career involving formulating and processing vinyl plastic? All seasoned vinyl veterans have faced the challenge of trying to explain why something unexpected came out of the processing equipment. Is there some advice to help explain this? For me, there is one concept that helps explain many of those occurrences. It can be summed up as follows: Vinyl polymer and its additives are chemicals. Vinyl processing equipment are reactors. When we process vinyl compounds, we produce chemical reactions. Anticipate and understand these reactions.
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