Science & Fundamentals

Polymer science is now an active and thriving community of scientists, engineers and technologists, but there was a time, not so long ago, when there was no such community. The prehistory of polymer science helps to provide key insights into current issues and historical problems. The story...

Composite materials have been representing most significant breakthroughs in various industrial applications, particularly in aerospace structures, during the past thirty five years.

The primary goal of Advanced Mechanics of Composite Materials is the combined presentation of advanced...

A hands-on reference for practicing professionals, Advanced Membrane Technology and Applications covers the fundamental principles and theories of separation and purification by membranes, the important membrane processes and systems, and major industrial applications. It goes far beyond the...

Bridging the gap between theory and practice/application, the book explores state-of-the-art polymer rheology to help readers understand the relationship between molecular structure and the flow behavior of polymers. Functioning as a reference on the literature and technical approaches to...

Searching for green and environmentally friendly polymerization methods by using enzymes? This first handbook on this hot and essential topic contains the whole chain of knowledge of biocatalysis in polymer chemistry in both a comprehensive and compact form. International leading experts cover...

This pioneering text provides not only a guideline for developing synthetic strategies for creating block copolymers with defined characteristics, but also a key to the relationship between the physical properties of block copolymers and the structure and dynamics of materials. Block Copolymers...

Filling the need for an up-to-date handbook, this ready reference closely investigates the use of CO2 for ureas, enzymes, carbamates, and isocyanates, as well as its use as a solvent, in electrochemistry, biomass utilization and much more.

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•Complies with the ACS Professional Training guidelines

•Integrates and builds on concepts learned in undergraduate training

•Places topics into a larger perspective involving industrial and commercial aspects of the science

•Provides extensive applications to illustrate...

Polyurethanes have become one of the most dynamic groups of polymers and they find use in nearly every aspect of modern life, in applications such as furniture, bedding, seating and instrument panels for cars, shoe soles, thermoinsulation, carpet backings, packaging, and as coatings.

The main raw...

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Color Chemistry: Syntheses, Properties, and Applications of Organic Dyes and Pigments, 3rd, Revised Edition

In the ten years since publication of the second edition of Heinrich Zollingers Color Chemistry,...

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This title provides a solid foundation to the fundamentals of color science.

This new edition contains thorough explanations of key technical concepts concerning light, human vision, and color perception...

The first book to explicitly focus on the processing of crystallizing polymers, it presents innovative research on diverse interfering processes to help clarify the subject. The first to address the unexpectedly strong interaction of three transport phenomena: heat transfer, momentum transfer...

This first systematic compilation of synthesis methods for different classes of polymers describes well-tested and reproducible procedures, thus saving time, money and chemicals.

Each chapter presents the latest method for a specific class of conjugated polymers with a particular emphasis on the...

Providing extensive coverage, including conducting, insulating and electroactive films, this handbook and ready reference deals with introductory topics and fundamentals as well as advanced insights. Clearly structured, in the first part of the book readers learn the fundamentals of...

-Comprehensive and accessible introduction to polymers

-For undergraduates and graduates in chemistry, engineering and materials science

-Equipped with reviews, problem sets, and other instructor materials

-Useful reference also for professionals

-An important...

Plastics and rubbers together make up the most adaptable and varied class of materials available to product designers. They may be transparent or opaque, rigid or flexible, lightweight, insulating, and weatherproof. They are used in almost every industry, and in every part of the home. Applications...

Filling the gap for a book dealing with synthetic strategies and recent developments, this volume provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the field of post-polymerization modification.

As such, the international team of expert authors covers a wide range of topics, including...

New edition brings classic text up to date with the latest science, techniques, and applications

With its balanced presentation of polymer chemistry, physics, and engineering applications, the Third Edition of this classic text continues to instill readers with a solid...

Polymer colloids, better known as latex, are dispersions of sub-micrometer polymer particles in water. The book's primary focus is on film formation, the process by which latex can be transformed into films, coatings and adhesives. Each of the three main stages of film formation - evaporation of...

Complete proceedings included printed copy and CD of AMI's 1st international conference on Green Chemistry in the polymer industry will took place from 20-22 March 2012 in Cologne, Germany. Green Polymer Chemistry 2012 provided a forum for environment...

This first book dedicated to all aspects of the field presents our current knowledge in its entirety, covering the necessary disciplines and processes involved - from the monomer to the final product. With an international editor and author team from academia and such leading chemical companies...

This comprehensive, truly one-stop reference discusses monomers, methods, stereochemistry, industrial applications and more. Chapters written by internationally acclaimed experts in their respective fields cover both basic principles and up-to-date information, ranging from the controlled...

A one-stop resource for understanding and applying polymerization catalysts.

An edited volume featuring contributions from leading researchers, the Handbook of Transition Metal Polymerization Catalysts covers the design and synthesis of catalysts, and their applications in synthesis of polymers....

A much needed overview of the state of the art of hyperblanched polymers.

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• Provides the theory and chemical mechanisms of how photoinitiators work from the energy delivered by UV light
• Covers many different groups of photoinitiators in diverse applications
• Presents tables that include structures, chemical name, synonyms,...

This book familiarizes readers with the proven strategies -- as well as the pitfalls -- involved in successfully synthesizing the different types of composites together with their various demands concerning the processing conditions and other influencing...

Polymers constitute the basis for the plastics, rubber, adhesives, fiber, and coating industries. The Fourth Edition of Introduction to Physical Polymer Science acknowledges the industrial success of polymers and the advancements made in the field while continuing to deliver the comprehensive...

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-Covers organic intensive chapters up front, before physical aspects

-Discusses the analytical and physical nature of materials

-Addresses green materials and green polymers

-Includes a new section on paper recycling

-Contains updated exercises,...

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-Emphasizes the reaction parameters important in controlling polymerization rates, degree of polymerization, and structural features such as branching and cross-linking 

-Includes worked numerical examples and exercise...

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...

Thoroughly updated, Introduction to Polymers, Third Edition presents the science underpinning the synthesis, characterization and properties of polymers. The material has been completely reorganized and expanded to include important new topics and provide a coherent platform for teaching and...

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Unlock the potential of ionizing radiation in applications such as electron-beam curing and laser joining.

• Gain an understanding of the selection and safe use of radiation treatment equipment.

• The only detailed guide...

"Macromolecules" provides a broad survey of the entire subject; integrated representations of chemistry, physics, and technology; precise descriptions and definitions of basic phenomena; and balanced treatments of facts and theory. The book series thus intends to bridge the gap between...

This unified approach to polymer materials science is divided in three major sections:

- Basic Principles - covering historical background, basic material properties, molecular structure, and thermal properties of polymers.

- Influence of Processing on Properties - tying...

Filling a gap in the literature and all set to become the standard in this field, this monograph begins with a look at computational viscoelastic fluid mechanics and studies of turbulent flows of dilute polymer solutions. It then goes on discuss simulations of nanocomposites, polymerization...

During the past 10 years a large variety of new multiphase polymer-based materials have been studied from a morphological point of view. Simultaneously, huge progress has been achieved in microscopy. These circumstances underline the need for a reference that delineates the differences of various...

This work is part of the Macromolecular Symposia. It is clearly structured into five parts, focusing on polymer synthesis and modification, biopolymers, physical chemistry and properties of polymers, polymer engineering, and applications as well as polymer processing and composites.

Achieving efficient solar energy conversion at both large scale and low cost is among the most important technological challenges for the near future. The present volume describes and explains the fundamentals of organic/plastic solar cells in a manner accessible to both researchers and students....

Providing complementary viewpoints from academia as well as technology companies, this book covers the three most important aspects of successful device design: materials, device physics, and manufacturing technologies. It also offers an insight into commercialization concerns, such as packaging...

The study of the kinetics and mechanism of ozone reactions is an important field in modern science closely related to the solution of the problem of 'ozone holes', the development of physical-, organic-, inorganic-, polymer- and bio-chemistry with ozone participation, chemical kinetics, theory and...

Photoinitiating systems for polymerization reactions are largely encountered in a variety of traditional and high-tech sectors, such as radiation curing, (laser) imaging, (micro)electronics, optics, and medicine. This book extensively covers radical and nonradical photoinitiating systems and is...

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This textbook integrates product design with a study of mechanical and physical properties, processing machinery and tooling, and materials and process selection. Developed for undergraduate mechanical engineering...

Derived from the fourth edition of the well-known Plastics Technology Handbook, Plastics Fundamentals, Properties, and Testing covers the behavior, characterization, and evaluation of polymers. With a lucid approach and wealth of valuable information, this volume looks at the remarkable versatility...

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of polymers. Special emphasis is given to the characteristics that set polymers apart from small molecules, as studied in classic chemistry courses. The various branches of polymer science are introduced and discussed in a systematic...

Rapid advances in technology require materials with improved property profiles. Polymer modification using grafting and crosslinking are key ways to achieve this in an economical way and without the need for developing new materials. Often widely disparate and in a number of references, practical...

This book deals with the polymers, different methods of synthesis, and synthesis of composites, as well as the different techniques used for polymer characterization. Most of the world’s industries extract the anomalous properties of polymers to make excellent cost-effective materials....

Polymers are an example of “products-by-process”, where the final product properties are mostly determined during manufacture, in the reactor. An understanding of processes occurring in the polymerization reactor is therefore crucial to achieving efficient, consistent, safe and environmentally...

This book is written for undergraduate and graduate students in chemical engineering and chemistry. Designed to cover all main aspects of the field, it is written with a progressive logic, defining terms and concepts as they are introduced. The book describes and classifies polymers and...

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• 5th edition ontains numerous changes
• New chapter "Polymers with special properties" added
• Contains more than 120 recipes that describe a wide range of macromolecules
• No real competition...

Polymer Thermodynamics: Blends, Copolymers and Reversible Polymerization describes the thermodynamic basis for miscibility as well as the mathematical models used to predict the compositional window of miscibility and construct temperature versus volume-fraction phase diagrams. The book covers...

The book is intended to reveal the correlation between the chemical structure and the physical characteristics of plastics necessary for appropriate material selection, design, and processing. The entire spectrum of plastics is addressed, including thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomers, and blends....

This first book to focus on the important and topical effect of light on polymeric materials reflects the multidisciplinary nature of the topic, building a bridge between polymer chemistry and physics, photochemistry and photophysics, and materials science.

Written by one experienced author, a...

Extensively revised and updated to keep abreast of recent advances, Polymers: Chemistry and Physics of Modern Materials, Third Edition continues to provide a broad-based, high-information text at an introductory, reader-friendly level that illustrates the multidisciplinary nature of polymer science....

Monomers composed of carbon and hydrogen atoms are the simple building blocks that make up polyolefins - molecules which are extremely useful and which have an extraordinary range of properties and applications. How these monomer molecules are connected in the polymer chain defines the...

The long-awaited Third Edition of the classic in polymer synthesis. Thirty years ago, the Second Edition of Preparative Methods of Polymer Chemistry further established its reputation as the laboratory bible for polymer synthesis. The last three decades have witnessed a deeper understanding of the...

This book provides a comprehensive reference on emulsion polymerization methods,focusing on the fundamental mechanisms and kinetics of each process, as well as howthey can be applied to the manufacture of environmentally friendly polymeric materials.

Topics covered include:

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• New material on the chemistry of polymeric materials for special applications. These subjects are currently of considerable interest in industry and academia

• Only Polymer textbook that combines Organic and Physical Chemistry....

Thoroughly revised edition of the classic text on polymer processing.

Readers familiar with the First Edition will discover a host of new material, including:

Blend and alloy microstructuring

Twin screw-based melting and chaotic mixing mechanisms

Reactive...

This text examines the effect of radiation on polymers and the versatility of its industrial applications. By helping readers understand and solve problems associated with radiation processing of polymers, it serves as an important reference and fills a gap in the literature. Radiation...

The second edition of this excellent book brings many new features, which were outlined in the preface to the 2nd Edition. 

The pursuit of the golden balance between oversimplification and overload with theory has always been the primary goal of every author of...

- reviews the mechanical properties and functions of short fibre reinforced polymer composites (SFRP)

-examines recent developments in the fundamental mechanisms of SFRP's

-assesses major factors affecting mechanical performance such as stress transfer and...

The field of semiconducting polymers has attracted many researchers from a diversity of disciplines. Printed circuitry, flexible electronics and displays are already migrating from laboratory successes to commercial applications, but even now fundamental knowledge is deficient concerning some of the...

Understand quantitative model step-growth polymerization plans and how to predict properties of the product polymer with the essential information in Step-Growth Polymerization Process Modeling and Product Design. If you want to learn how to simulate step-growth polymerization processes using...

This book gives a fresh point of view on the curing processes, structure and properties of crosslinked polymers. The general view is that the structure and properties of crosslinked polymers are defined by their density, this book demonstrates that the parameters are defined by the...

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In recent years, several developments have made it possible to predict the detailed molecular structure of a polymer based on polymerization conditions and to use this knowledge of the structure to predict rheological...

Surface Engineering of Polymer Membranes covers the processes that modify membrane surfaces to improve their in-service performance, meaning, to confer surface properties which are different from the bulk properties. Purposes may be to minimize fouling, modulate hydrophilicity/ hydrophobicity,...

In recent years the need for sustainable process design and alternative reaction routes to reduce industry's impact on the environment has gained vital importance. The book begins with a general overview of new trends in designing industrial chemical processes which are environmentally...

Edited and written by the "Who's who" in polymer science and technology, this two-volume handbook and ready reference is a must-have compilation on the topic. At once comprehensive and trendy, all relevant topics are covered, with the chapters focusing either on the different types of...

This first comprehensive handbook on this exciting field provides readers with a clear understanding of the current state of the art, ingenious solutions and opportunities. Researchers from academia and industry present such emerging topics as multi-component systems and computational chemistry, as...

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Hallmark features:

• Focuses on applications of polymer chemistry, engineering, and technology
• Explains terminology, applications, and versatility of synthetic polymers
• Connects polymerization chemistry with engineering...

This book illustrates plasma properties, polymer characteristics, surface specifics, and how to purposefully combine plasma and polymer chemistry. In so doing, it covers plasma polymerization, surface functionalization, etching, crosslinking, and deposition of monotype functional-group-bearing...

Thermal degradation of polymeric materials is an important issue from both the academic and the industrial viewpoints. Understanding the thermal degradation of polymers is of paramount importance for developing a rational technology of polymer processing and higher-temperature applications....

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This is an introduction to form and structure of polymeric materials, illustrated by drawings and optical and electron micrographs. Reviews: "... for beginners, yet well referenced ... for undergraduates and...