Applied polymer science [[electronic resource] ] : 21st century / / edited by Clara D. Craver and Charles E. Carraher, Jr

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910458378303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam [Netherlands] ; ; New York, : Elsevier, 2000
• ISBN: 1-281-11867-2; 9786611118679; 0-08-052735-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1087 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): CraverClara D; CarraherCharles E
• Disciplina: 547/.7
• Soggetti: Polymers; Polymerization; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Applied Polymer Science 21st Century; Copyright Page; PREFACE; EDITORS; CONTENTS; SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1. History of the American Chemical Society Division of Polymeric Materials. Science and Engineering; Chapter 2. Introduction to Polymer Science and Technology; Chapter 3. Polymer Nomenclature; Chapter 4. Polymer Education; SECTION 2: POLYMER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; Chapter 5. Polymer Chain Configurations. Measurement and Applications; Chapter 6. Polyolefins; Chapter 7. Styrene Polymers and Copolymers; Chapter 8. Poly(viny1 chloride); Chapter 9. Plasticizers; Chapter 10. Engineering ThermoplasticsChapter 11. Thermosetting Plastics; Chapter 12. Thermoset Elastomers; Chapter 13. Thermoplastic Elastomers and their Applications; Chapter 14. Fibers; Chapter 15. Adhesive and Sealant Chemistry; Chapter 16. Industrially Important Polysaccharides; Chapter 17. Electrically Conducting Polymers; Chapter 18. History and Development of Polymer Blends and IPNS; Chapter 19. Polymer Processing; Chapter 20. Fire and Polymers; Chapter 21. Epoxy Resins; Chapter 22. Developments in the Commercialization of Water-Soluble Polymers; SECTION 3: COATINGS; Chapter 23. History of CoatingsChapter 24. High Performance Industrial Coatings; Chapter 25. Advances in Alkyd Resins; Chapter 26. White Pigments; Chapter 27. Colored Organic Pigments; Chapter 28. Solvents in Today's Coatings; Chapter 29. Rheology and Coating Flows; Chapter 30. Water-Borne Coatings; SECTION 4: NEW MATERIALS; Chapter 31. New Materials for the 21St Century; Chapter 32. Polymer Materials for Microelectronics Imaging Applications; Chapter 33. Polymers for Electronic Packaging in the 21st Century; Chapter 34. Organometallic and Metal-Containing Organic Polymers-An Overview; SECTION 5: SPECTROSCOPIC AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATIONChapter 35. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy of Polymers; Chapter 36. Raman Spectroscopy of Polymers; Chapter 37. NMR Characterization of Polymers; Chapter 38. Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Polymers; Chapter 39. Polymer Characterization By Fluorescence Spectroscopy; Chapter 40. Physical Characterization of Polymeric Materials; Chapter 41. Challenges in Particle Size Distribution Measurement-Past, Present and For the 2iStCentury; Chapter 42. The Thermal Analysis of Polymers; Chapter 43. Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Polymers; SECTION 6: POLYMERIZATION/POLYMERlZATlON MECHANISMChapter 44. Free Radical Polymerization; Chapter 45. Step-Growth Polymerization; Chapter 46. Ionic Polymerization; Chapter 47. An Overview of Transition Metal-Mediated Polymerizations. Catalysts for the 21'' Century; AUTHOR INDEX; KEYWORD INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: The 75th Anniversary Celebration of the Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering of the American Chemical Society, in 1999 sparked this third edition of Applied Polymer Science with emphasis on the developments of the last few years and a serious look at the challenges and expectations of the 21st Century. This book is divided into six sections, each with an Associate Editor responsible for the contents with the group of Associate Editors acting as a board to interweave and interconnect various topics and to insure complete coverage. These areas repr