Introduction to Polymer Science and Chemistry: A Problem-Solving Approach
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With such a wide diversity of properties and applications, is it any wonder that industry and academia have such a fascination with polymers? A solid introduction to such an enormous and important field is critical to the modern polymer scientist-to-be, but most of the available books do not stress practical problem solving or include recent advances. Serving as the polymer book for the new millennium, Introduction to Polymer Science and Chemistry: A Problem Solving Approach unites the fundamentals of polymer science and polymer chemistry in a seamless presentation.
Emphasizing polymerization kinetics, the author uses a unique question-and-answer approach when developing theory or introducing new concepts. The first four chapters introduce polymer science, focusing on physical and molecular properties, solution behavior, and molecular weights. The remainder of the book explores polymer chemistry, devoting individual, self-contained chapters to the main types of polymerization reactions: condensation; free radical; ionic; coordination; and ring-opening. It introduces recent advances such as supramolecular polymerization, hyperbranching, photoemulsion polymerization, the grafting-from polymerization process, polymer brushes, living/controlled radical polymerization, and immobilized metallocene catalysts.
With numerical problems accompanying the discussion at every step along with numerous end-of-chapter exercises, Introduction to Chemical Polymer Science: A Problem Solving Approach is an ideal introductory text and self-study vehicle for mastering the principles and methodologies of modern polymer science and chemistry.
Table of Contents
Introductory Concepts
Basic Definitions
Polymerization and Functionality
Polymerization Processes
Molecular Architecture
Classification of Polymers
Plastics, Fibers, and Elastomers
Polymer Nomenclature
References
Exercises
Chain Dimensions, Structures, and Transitional Phenomena
Introduction
Polymer Chains: Structures and Dimensions
Constitutional and Configurational Isomerism
Crystallinity in Polymers
Thermal Transitions in Polymers
Regions of Viscoelastic Behavior
Factors Affecting Tg
Factors Affecting Tm
Relation Between Tm and Tg
Theoretical Treatment of Glass Transition
Chain Movements in Amorphous State
Thermodynamics of Rubber Elasticity
References
Exercises
Polymers in Solution
Introduction
Thermodynamics of Liquid Mixtures
Phase Equilibria in Poor Solvents
Solubility Behavior of Polymers
Swelling of Crosslinked Polymers
Frictional Properties of Polymer Molecules
In Dilute Solution
References
Exercises
Polymer Molecular Weights
Introduction
Molecular Weight Averages
Molecular Weights in Terms of Moments
Molecular Weight Determination
References
Exercises
Condensation (Step-Growth) Polymerization
Introduction
Rates of Polycondensation Reactions
Number-Average Degree of Polymerization
Control of Molecular Weight
Molecular Weight Distribution (MWD)
Nonlinear Step Polymerization
Recursive Approach for Average Properties
Polycondensation of AxB Monomers
References
Exercises
Free Radical Polymerization
Introduction
Scheme of Radical Chain Polymerization
Experimental Determination of Rp: Dilatometry
Methods of Initiation
Dead-End Polymerization
Determination of Absolute Rate Constants
Chain Length and Degree of Polymerization
Chain Transfer
Deviations from Ideal Kinetics
Inhibition/Retardation of Polymerization
Effects of Temperature
Molecular Weight Distribution
Polymerization Processes
Living Radical Polymerization
References
Exercises
Chain Copolymerization
Introduction
Binary Copolymer Composition—Terminal Model
Multicomponent Copolymerization: Terpolymerization
Deviations from Terminal Model
Copolymerization ad Crosslinking
Block and Graft Copolymerization
References
Exercises
Ionic Chain Polymerization
Introduction
Ionic Polymerizability of Monomers
Anionic Polymerization
Anionic Copolymerization
Cationic Polymerization
References
Exercises
Coordination Addition Polymerization
Introduction
Ziegler–Natta Catalysts
Mechanism of Ziegler–Natta Polymerization
Kinetics of Ziegler–Natta Polymerization
Supported Metal Oxide Catalysts
Ziegler–Natta Copolymerization
Metallocene-Based Ziegler–Natta Catalysts
Immobilized Metallocene Catalysts
Oscillating Metallocene Catalysts
References
Exercises
Ring-Opening Polymerization
Introduction
Polymerization Mechanism and Kinetics
References
Exercises
Appendix A: Conversion of Units
Appendix B: Fundamental Constants
Index
Editorial Reviews
“ A gem of a book! Well written and backed by solid scholarship and many years of teaching and research work, this very accessible and lucid introduction to the subject is an essential purchase for those in search of a book that unites polymer science and polymer chemistry in a harmonious presentation that includes recent developments….An ideal introductory text and self study vehicle, it will soon establish itself as a must-read for mastering the principles and methodologies of modern polymer science and chemistry….The author is to be commended for turning his years of experience into an exemplary system of chapters.”
Current Engineering Practice, November 2006, Volume 48
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