This book presents the state of the art on the weathering of polymers and plastic materials in outdoor applications, comprising natural weathering, accelerated climatic weathering, laboratory artificial accelerated weathering, and lifetime prediction methodology. It summarizes the most suitable methods of instrumental analysis to access and quantify (when possible) degradation caused by weathering, while also covering the degradation and stabilization of polymers based on environmental and artificially induced factors. Innovative polymer additives and some developments in polymeric materials designed for outdoor applications are also included, emphasizing a few selected cases. the book intends to be an important reference source for those involved in the study of the durability of polymers and plastics, production of plastics for exterior applications, chemists responsible for quality control of plastic products, and researchers and students across plastics engineering, polymer science, polymer chemistry and environmental science.

Climatic weathering
Plastic recycling
Artificial weathering
Polymer stabilization
Corrosion

• Front Matter
• Degradation and Stabilization of Polymers
• Natural Weathering
• Outdoor Accelerated Weathering
• Artificial Accelerated Weathering
• Instrumental Methods of Analysis and Characterization
• Lifetime Prediction
• Statistical Data Treatment
• Back Matter

Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civi, Lisboa, Portugal
Luís Eduardo Pimentel Real

Book Title
Weathering of Polymers and Plastic Materials

Authors
Luís Eduardo Pimentel Real

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33285-2

Hardcover ISBN
978-3-031-33284-5
Published: 12 August 2023

Softcover ISBN
978-3-031-33287-6
Published: 13 August 2024

eBook ISBN
978-3-031-33285-2
Published: 11 August 2023

Edition Number
1

Number of Pages
XXIV, 136

Number of Illustrations
29 b/w illustrations, 28 illustrations in colour

Topics
Building Materials, Sustainable Development, Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering