Polymer Chemistry

Description

This comprehensive textbook describes the synthesis, characterization and technical and engineering applications of polymers. Offering a broad and balanced introduction to the basic concepts of macromolecular chemistry and to the synthesis and physical chemistry of polymers, it is the ideal text for graduate students and advanced Masters students starting out in polymer science. Building on the basic principles of organic chemistry and thermodynamics, it provides an easily understandable and highly accessible introduction to the topic. Step by step, readers will obtain a detailed and well-founded understanding of this vibrant and increasingly important subject area at the intersection between chemistry, physics, engineering and the life sciences.Following an approach different from many other textbooks in the field, the authors, with their varying backgrounds (both from academia and industry), offer a new perspective. Starting with a clear and didactic introduction, the book discusses basic terms and sizes and shapes of polymers and macromolecules. There then follow chapters dedicated to polymers in solutions, molar mass determination, and polymers in the solid state, incl. (partially) crystalline or amorphous polymers as well as their application as engineering materials. Based on this information, the authors explain the most important polymerization methods and techniques. Often neglected in other textbooks, there are chapters on technical polymers, functional polymers, elastomers and liquid crystalline polymers, as well as polymers and the environment. An overview of current trends serves to generate further interest in present and future developments in the field.This book is the English translation of the successful German textbook "Polymere", which was awarded the Chemical Industry in Germany’s 2015 literature Prize (“Literaturpreis des Fonds der Chemischen Industrie”) for its innovative, novel approach, and its good accessibility and readability, while at the same time providing comprehensive coverage of the field of polymer science. Front Matter ....Pages i-x Introduction and Basic Concepts (Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken)....Pages 1-16 Polymers in Solution (Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken)....Pages 17-37 Polymer Analysis: Molar Mass Determination (Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken)....Pages 39-91 Polymers in Solid State (Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken)....Pages 93-103 Partially Crystalline Polymers (Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken)....Pages 105-117 Amorphous Polymers (Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken)....Pages 119-139 Polymers as Materials (Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken)....Pages 141-162 Step-Growth Polymerization (Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken)....Pages 163-204 Radical Polymerization (Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken)....Pages 205-244 Ionic Polymerization (Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken)....Pages 245-292 Coordination Polymerization (Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken)....Pages 293-319 Ring-Opening Polymerization (Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken)....Pages 321-347 Copolymerization (Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken)....Pages 349-380 Important Polymers Produced by Chain-Growth Polymerization (Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken)....Pages 381-406 Chemistry with Polymers (Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken)....Pages 407-424 Industrially Relevant Polymerization Processes (Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken)....Pages 425-438 The Basics of Plastics Processing (Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken)....Pages 439-476 Elastomers (Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken)....Pages 477-491 Functional Polymers (Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken)....Pages 493-513 Liquid Crystalline Polymers (Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken)....Pages 515-531 Polymers and the Environment (Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken)....Pages 533-549 Current Trends in Polymer Science (Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken)....Pages 551-573 Back Matter ....Pages 575-584