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Pierre VERRIER: ENSIC engineer (École Nationale Supérieure des Industries Chimiques) - Former Research Associate, Exxon Chemical International - Brussels
INTRODUCTION
Thermoplastics are rarely used without additives. In fact, all the properties required for the finished object call for a skilful dosage of additives with specific action. The adjuvant which increases the flexibility of the polymer is a plasticizer, as defined in ISO 472 (1988) Plastics. Vocabulary is as follows.
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Plasticizers
References
- (1) - SEARS (J.K.), DARBY (J.R.) - The technology of plasticizers. - Willey & Sons Ed., 1 166 p. (ouvrage encyclopédique donnant près de 1 500 références sur 240 p. et décrivant les propriétés physiques de l'ensemble des plastifiants utilisés aujourd'hui et les propriétés des produits plastifiés) (1982).
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Standardization
- Plastiques et ébonite. Détermination de la dureté par pénétration au moyen d'un duromètre (Dureté Shore) (indice de classement : T 51-109). - NF ISO 868 - 9-86
- Plastiques. Détermination de la rigidité en torsion des plastiques souples. Partie 1 : Méthode générale (indice de classement : T 51-102). - NF ISO 458 /1 - 9-86
NF: French standards published by AFNOR (Association Française de Normalisation)....
Main suppliers of phthalates (and their brand names)
BASF AG (Palatinate) – BASF (Cie française).
Exxon Chemical Co. (Jayflex ) – Exxon Chemical France.
Hüls AG (Vestinol ) – Hüls France.
ICI Ltd (Hexaplast ) – ICI France SA.
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