Handbook of Condensation Thermoplastic Elastomers

Stoyko Fakirov got his MS on Chenistry from Sofia University (1959), the PhD degree (1965) from Lomonossovs`State University in Moscow, and in 1982 his DSc degree. In 1972 he became Assoc. Professor and in 1987 full Professor of polymer Chemistry. Awards and reconitions: Humboldt Fellow (1972) and Humboldt Research Award (2000), Fellow of the Ministry of Eductaion of Egypt, India, Spain, Turkey, Portugal, of JSPS (Japan), of USIA (USA), of NATO-Spain, Editorial Board member of 3 international polymer journals. He has published some 300 papers, has 11 US patents, contributed to 150 meetings and delivered more than 100 invited seminar talks world wide. He is also author or co-author, and editor or co-editor of 11 books on polymers.

POLYESTER--BASED THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS 1.Polyester--based thermoplastic elastomers: chemical aspects 2.Phase and deformation behaviour of poly(etherester) thermoplastic elastomer 3.Thermoplastic elastomers morphology and its evolution during straining. Progress in synchrotron radiation facilities and in method development. POLYAMIDE--BASED THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS 4.Polyamide 6--based thermoplastic elastomer (PEBAS): Chemical aspects 5.Polyamide 6--based thermoplastic elastomer (PEBAX): Structure, properties and applications POLYURETHANE--BASED THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS 6.Polyurethane--based thermoplastic elastomers: chemical aspects 7.Thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers in interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs): Synthesis, structure and properties 8.Ionically conductive polyurethane based systems 9.Alkylhydrazine--containg and soft--segment ionic polyurethanes 10.Elastomers of the polycondensation type based on hydrazine BLENDS, LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT AND RECYCLING of THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS BY POLYCONDENSATION AND POLYADDITION 11.Blends with condensation thermoplastic elastomers 12.Nanoreinforced condensation thermoplastic elastomers 13.Life cycle assessment and recycling of thermoplastic elastomers by polycondensation and polyaddition