Successful coloration of plastics is a challenging exercise, requiring deep understanding of chemical, physical, and technological factors, as well as national and international regulations. Customer and regulatory demands are often very high, concerning toxicity, environmental factors, color specification/matching, stability, and cost, among others. This book enables the reader to identify the right color preparation for a particular product application, accounting for material and design.
With many processing tips for the practitioner, this book enables the efficient production of successful colored plastic products. It is the ideal companion to colorists, chemists, chemical engineers, laboratory technicians, engineers, engineering technicians, designers, and product developers who work with plastics, as well as an excellent introduction to the subject for students and their teachers.
Successful coloration of plastics is a challenging exercise, requiring deep understanding of chemical, physical, and technological factors, as well as national and international regulations. Customer and regulatory demands are often very high, concerning toxicity, environmental factors, color specification/matching, stability, and cost, among others. This book enables the reader to identify the right color preparation for a particular product application, accounting for material and design.
With many processing tips for the practitioner, this book enables the efficient production of successful colored plastic products. It is the ideal companion to colorists, chemists, chemical engineers, laboratory technicians, engineers, engineering technicians, designers, and product developers who work with plastics, as well as an excellent introduction to the subject for students and their teachers.
Dr. Günter Etzrodt is Managing Director and owner of Pigments.Consulting UG in Stuttgart, Germany. He previously worked at BASF SE for 35 years in leading roles in the area of pigments.
Dr. Günter Etzrodt is Managing Director and owner of Pigments.Consulting UG in Stuttgart, Germany. He previously worked at BASF SE for 35 years in leading roles in the area of pigments.
