Handbook of Thermoplastic Polyesters – Homopolymers, Copolymers, Blends and Composites

Stoyko Fakirov is currently visiting professor in the Centre for Advanced Composite Materials at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He studied chemistry at the University of Sofia, Bulgaria, and received his PhD from the Lomonossov State University in Moscow. Stoyko Fakirov is member of the editorial board of seven international journals on polymers and advanced materials. He has published more than 300 peer-reviewed papers, edited or co-edited thirteen books on polymer science and holds nine US patents.

HOMOPOLYMERS Polyesters synthesis Crystal structure, mophology and orientation of polyesters Structure formation in PET The structure and dynamics of PET studies by solid-state NMR Processing-structure-property relationships in PET Polybutylene terephthalate PEN-structure and properties PEN-processing COPOLYMERS Synthesis of polyester-based thermoplastic elastomers- chemical aspects Rigid copolyesters involving PHBA Flexible copolyesters involving PBT- strain-induced structural changes Molecular dependence of the fracture bahavior of amorphous copolyesters Strain-induced polymorphic transition BLENDS Blends of thermoplastic polyesters Blends on the basis of PBT Micorfibrillar reinforced composites Reactive modification-compatibilization of polyesters Chemical interactions in blends of condensation polymers involving polyesters COMPOSITES Textile fabric-reinforced PET-and PBT-composites Ageing and environmental stress cracking in PET and related composites Discontinuous fiber-reinforced injecion-moulded polyester composites Recycling of polyesters