Reviews:

N/A

Book Description:

For upper level undergraduate and graduate level courses in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, and Materials Science and Engineering. It is also useful as a reference for Engineers and Chemists working in the synthetic plastics and chemical process industries. This book presents a comprehensive, up-to-date review of the current state of polymer science and technology and emerging areas of growth. In addition to synthetic polymer chemistry, the book also covers the properties of polymers in solutions and in the melt, rubber, and solid states, surveying all important categories of plastics. It includes detailed coverage of both polymer processing principles and the latest polymer applications in a wide range of industries - including medicine, biotechnology, chemicals, and electronics.

Synopsis:

Written for chemical engineers and students of polymer science and synthetics, this text has been fully updated to reflect the important emerging technologies in this area and includes new examples, calculations and bibliographic references.

Table of Contents:

Preface.
Preface to Second Edition.
Acknowledgments.
1. Introduction to Polymer Science.
Classification of Polymers. Polymer Structure. Molecular Weight. Chemical Structure and Thermal Transitions.
2. Polymer Synthesis.
Step-Growth Polymerization. Chain-Growth Polymerization. Polymerization Techniques. Reactions of Synthetic Polymers. New Advances in Polymer Synthesis. Chemical Structure Determination.
3. Conformation, Solution Thermodynamics, and Molecular-Weight Determination.
Polymer Conformation and Chain Dimensions. Thermodynamics of Polymer Solutions. Measurement of Molecular Weight.
4. Solid-State Properties.
The Amorphous State. The Crystalline State. Thermal Transitions and Properties. Mechanical Properties.
5. Viscoelasticity and Rubber Elasticity.
Introduction to Viscoelasticity. Introduction to Rubber Elasticity.
6. Polymer Degradation and the Environment.
Polymer Degradation and Stability. The Management of Plastics in the Environment.
7. Additives, Blends, and Composites.
Additives. Polymer Blends and Interpenetrating Networks. Introduction to Polymer Composites. Nanocomposites.
8. Naturally Occurring Polymers and Commodity Thermoplastics and Fibers.
Biopolymers and Naturally Occurring Polymers. Thermoplastics. Fibers.
9. Elastomers and Thermosets.
Elastomers. Thermosets.
10. Engineering and Specialty Polymers.
Engineering Thermoplastics. Specialty Polymers.
11. Polymer Rheology and Processing.
Introduction to Polymer Rheology. Analysis of Simple Flows. Rheometry. Basic Processing Operations. Introduction to the Modeling of Polymer-Processing Operations. Appendices.
12. Specialty Applications.
Barrier Materials. Membrane Separations of Gases, Liquids, and Vapors. Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology. Applications in Electronics. Photonic Polymers. Drag Reduction.
Appendix A. Polymer Abbreviations.
Appendix B. Representative Properties of Some Important Commercial Polymers.
Appendix C. Major ASTM Standards for Plastics and Rubber.
Appendix D. SI Units and Physical Constants.
Appendix E. Mathematical Relationships.
Appendix F. Table of the Major Elements.
Index.