Builds on the success of its predecessor with completely revised material and six new chapters. Responds to increasing interest and changing global trends in the manufacture and application of polypropylene resin. Highlights timely and relevant information and options available for the fabrication of polypropylene composites to better accommodate market requirements across various industries.

Contents Include:
Global Trends for Polypropylene; Polypropylene: Structure, Properties, Manufacturing Processes, and Applications; Chemical Coupling Agents for Filled and GR-PP Composites; Stabilization of Flame-Retarded Polypropylene; Recycling of Polypropylene and Its Blends: Economic and Technology Aspects; Impact Behavior of Polypropylene, Its Blends and Composites; Metallocene Plastomers as Polypropylene Impact Modifiers; Talc in Polypropylene; Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polypropylene; Functionalization and Compounding of Polypropylene Using Twin-Screw Extruders; Engineered Interphases in Polypropylene Composites; Mega-Coupled Polypropylene Composites of Glass Fibers; Characterization of Long-Term Creep-Fatigue Behavior for Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polypropylene; Mica Reinforcement of Polypropylene.