Table of Contents

IntroductionBrief History of Thermoplastic Elastomers AdditivesProcessing Methods Applicable to Thermoplastic ElastomersStyrenic Block CopolymersThermoplastic Elastomers Prepared by Dynamic VulcanizationPolyolefin-Based Thermoplastic ElastomersThermoplastic Elastomers Based on Halogen-Containing PolyolefinsThermoplastic Polyurethane ElastomersThermoplastic Elastomers Based on PolyamidesThermoplastic Polyether Ester ElastomersIonomeric Thermoplastic ElastomersOther Thermoplastic ElastomersThermoplastic Elastomers Based on Recycled Rubber and PlasticsApplications of Thermoplastic ElastomersRecycling of Thermoplastic ElastomersRecent Developments and TrendsAppendix 1: Books, Conferences, Major Review ArticlesAppendix 2: Major Suppliers of Thermoplastic Elastomers and CompoundsAppendix 3: ISO Nomenclature for Thermoplastic ElastomersAppendix 4: Processing Data Sheets for Commercial Thermoplastic Elastomers and CompoundsAppendix 5: Technical Data Sheets for Commercial Thermoplastic Elastomers and CompoundsAppendix 6: Recent TPE PatentsGlossaryIndex

About the Author

Jiri G. Drobny is President of Drobny Polymer Associates, and former Adjunct Faculty of Plastics Engineering at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. Drobny is an active educator, lecturer, writer, and internationally known consultant. His career spans more than 40 years in the rubber and plastic processing industry, mainly in research and development with senior and executive responsibilities.