Expert coverage of the state of the art in plastics coloringThis latest edition of Coloring of Plastics: Fundamentals offers an updated introduction to color as a science while also providing the foundation for many additional technological subjects. The basic families of colorants are described, along with their properties. The material examines how statistical analysis can improve the consistency of colored polymer production runs as well as the colorants used to match the color.Other important topics covered in Coloring of Plastics: Fundamentals, Second Edition include: Environmental issues and the reuse of discarded materialPotential problems with the interaction between colorants and other additivesMeasurement information and matching, visually and instrumentallyTechniques for incorporating colorants into polymers as compounds or concentratesSpecial effect colorantsPolymer and colorant manufacturers, plastics compounders, and coating and synthetic fiber industries will acquire an enhanced appreciation of the complex technological issues a colorist must consider if a plastics coloring project is to succeed.
ROBERT A. CHARVAT is President of Charvat and Associates, Inc. and Fellow of the Society of Plastics Engineers. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio and teaches at Terra Community College in Fremont, Ohio.
Preface viiAcknowledgments ixContributors x1. Introduction 1Robert A. Charvat2. Color as a Science 4William R. Mathew and Cathy J. Hanlin3. Colorimetry, Color Specifications, and Production Tolerances by Visual and Instrumental Means 23Danny C. Rich4. Advanced Color Formulation Technology 48Robert Olmsted5. Visual Color Matching of Plastic Materials 61Frances A. Leiby6. Iso 9000 and Other ISO Standards, Guides, and Test Procedures 79Charles T. Bradshaw7. Introduction to Colorants 85Robert A. Charvat8. Organic Colorants 100Peter A. Lewis9. Inorganic Colored Pigments 127George Rangos10. Titanium Dioxide Pigments 146Dwight A. Holtzen and Austin H. Reid, Jr.11. Carbon Black Pigments 159Scott A. Brewer12. Soluble Dyes 175Craig Weadon and Walter Martin13. Photochromic and Thermochromic Colorants 185John J. Luthern14. Metallic Pigments 202Bernhard Klein and Hans-Henning Bunge15. Pearlescent Pigments/Flakes 226Gerhard Pfaff and Joachim Weitzel16. Fluorescence 242Christopher Newbacher17. Introduction to Colorant Selection and Application Technology 258Dennis I. Meade18. Color Compounding 268Scott D. Russell19. Dry Color Concentrate Manufacture 276Joseph M. Cameron20. Liquid Color Concentrates 287Richard L. Abrams21. Use of Color Concentrates 301Scott D. Russell and Ralph A. Itelfer22. Product Testing 320Ronald Harris23. Effect of Additives On Coloring Plastics 341Bruce M. Mulholland24. Recycling 353Jack W. Blakeman25. The Environment and Government Regulations 358Patrick Surgeon26. Use Of Statistics in the Coloring of Plastics 380Thomas V. EdwardsIndex 403
“…timely and well intended…a good resource” (Color Technology, No. 120, 2004) "This book is recommended for research and special libraries with chemical engineering and material science collections." (E-STREAMS, July 2004)