Research Guides: Plastics & Polymer Engineering: Find Books & Videos

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The Library of Congress classification for plastics is TP. More specifically, TP is broken down as follows:

TP1-1185 Chemical technology
TP155-156 Chemical engineering
TP200-248 Chemicals: Manufacture, use, etc.
TP248.13-248.65 Biotechnology
TP1080-1185 Polymers and polymer manufacture
- TP1140 Technical chemistry of plastics (Analysis)
- TP1150-1175 Technical processes (molding, csting, machining, welding, joining, extrusion, mixing, recycling, etc.)
- TP1177-1177.5 Reinforced plastics
- TP1180 .A-Z Special plastics (resins, bakelite, cellophane, epoxy, furans, lucite, plexiglas, polyesters, styrene, thermoplastics, vinyl, etc.)
- TP1183 .A-Z Special forms (bars, films, foamed, laminated, microcrystalline, powders)
- TP1185 .A-Z Special products (containers, eye protectors, furniture, helmets, machine parts, pipe, tanks, tiles, etc.)

Browsing in any of these areas may lead to the discovery of valuable material in addition to the specific items listed in this guide.

HD Economic History and Conditions

HD9650-9660 Chemical industries
- HD9660 .A-Z Special products, A-Z
  - HD9660 .P46-P464 Plasticizers
  - HD9660 .R4-R44 Resins
- HD9661-9662 Plastics
  - HD9661 General works
  - HD9662 .A-Z Special products (bottles, containers, films, footwear, pipes, foams, etc.)

QD Chemistry

QD139 .P6 Analytical chemistry--Technical analysis--Polymers
QD380-388 Polymers. Macromolecules (chemical and physical properties of polymers)
- QD381.9 .A-Z Special topics (deterioration, molecular weights, rheology, separation, solubility, structure, thermal properties, etc.)
- QD382 .A-Z Special types (biomimetic, conductors, crystalline, emulsion, fluorescent, heat resistant, oligomers, etc.)
- QD383 .A-Z Special substances (acrylic, amine, epoxy, silicon, vinyl, etc.)
QD549.2 .P64 Polymer colloids
QD923 Liquid crystals, including polymer liquid crystals

TA Engineering (General). Civil Engineering (General)

TA455 .P5 Materials of engineering and construction--Plastics
TA455 .P55 Materials of engineering and construction--Reinforced plastics