TY - BOOK AU - Hunt,B.J. AU - James,M.I. AU - Hunt,B.J. AU - James,M.I. TI - Polymer characterisation SN - 9780751400823 : U1 - 547.7046 HUN PY - 1993/// PB - Blackie Academic & Professional KW - Polymers KW - Analysis KW - Industrial chemistry & chemical engineering KW - thema KW - Analytical chemistry KW - Polymer chemistry KW - Physical chemistry KW - Testing of materials KW - Plastics & polymers N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The separation and analysis of additives in polymers / J.D. Newton -- NMR characterisation of polymers / P.A. Mirau -- Vibrational spectroscopy / J.M. Chalmers and N.J. Everall -- Molecular weight determination / K. Kamide, M. Saito and Y. Miyazaki -- Chromatographic methods / A. Handley -- Thermal analysis / R.E. Wetton -- Small-angle neutron scattering and neutron reflectometry / R.W. Richards -- Mechanical and rheological testing / M. Flanagan -- Polymer microscopy / A.S. Vaughan -- The characterisation of polymer surfaces by XPS and SIMS / H.S. Munro and S. Singh N2 - Providing a comprehensive overview of the methods currently used for characterizing polymers, this book contains chapters on additives in polymers, NMR characterization, vibrational spectroscopy and thermal analysis. There is an emphasis on the practical application of the techniques ER -