Fundamentals of polymerization [[electronic resource] /] / Broja M. Mandal

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910788622203321
• Autore: Mandal Broja Mohan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Singapore ; ; London, : World Scientific, c2013
• ISBN: 1-283-89995-7; 981-4322-85-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (468 p.)
• Disciplina: 547.28
• Soggetti: Polymerization; Chemical reactions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 Nomenclature; 1.2 Structural and Repeating (or Repeat) Units; 1.3 Classification; 1.3.1 Condensation and addition polymers and polymerizations; 1.3.2 Step-growth and chain-growth polymers and polymerizations; 1.4 Functionality; 1.5 Designed Branched Polymers; 1.5.1 Star polymers; 1.5.2 Hyperbranched polymers; 1.5.3 Dendrimers; 1.6 Physical State; 1.7 Structure-Property Relationship; 1.7.1 Nonconjugated polymers; Rubbers; Fibers and plastics; 1.7.1.1 Stereoregularity in vinyl polymers; 1.7.1.2 Regioregularity in vinyl polymers1.7.2 Conjugated polymers; 1.8 Thermodynamics of Polymerization; 1.9 Polymerizability of Internal Olefins; 1.10 Molecular Weights and Molecular Weight Distributions; References; Problems; Chapter 2. Step Polymerization; 2.1 Principle of Equal Reactivity of Functional Groups and Kinetics of Polymerization; 2.2 Ring vs. Chain Formation; 2.3 Intermolecular Interchange Reactions; 2.4 Degree of Polymerization; 2.4.1 Carothers equation; 2.4.1.1 Bifunctional polycondensation; 2.4.1.2 Control of degree of polymerization; 2.4.1.2.1 Polymerization of nonequivalent monomer mixtures2.4.1.2.2 Departure from Carothers equation in interfacial polycondensation; 2.5 Molecular Weight Distribution; 2.5.1 Molecular weight distribution in bifunctional polycondensation; 2.5.2 Average degree of polymerization ; for most probable distribution; 2.6 Prediction of Gel Point in Polyfunctional Polycondensation; 2.6.1 Prediction based on Carothers equation; 2.6.2 Prediction based on statistical method of Flory; 2.6.2.1 Gel-forming range of monomer proportions; 2.6.2.1.1 Polycondensation of Af and B-B monomers; 2.6.2.1.2 Polymerization of a ternary mixture of A-A, B-B, and A3 monomers2.7 Thermosetting Resins; 2.7.1 Phenolic resins; 2.7.2 Amino resins; 2.7.3 Unsaturated polyesters and alkyd resins; 2.7.4 Polyurethanes and polyureas; 2.7.5 Epoxy resins; 2.7.6 Polysiloxanes; 2.7.7 Aliphatic polysulfides; 2.8 Engineering Plastics; 2.8.1 Polyamides; 2.8.1.1 Aliphatic polyamides; 2.8.1.2 Aromatic polyamides; 2.8.2 Polyesters; 2.8.2.1 Aliphatic-aromatic polyesters; 2.8.2.2 Aromatic polyesters; 2.8.3 Polycarbonates; 2.8.4 Poly(phenylene oxide)s; 2.9 High Performance Polymers; 2.9.1 Liquid crystalline polymers (LCPs)2.9.2 Poly(p-phenylene sulfide); 2.9.3 Poly(arylene ether)s; 2.9.4 Polyimides; 2.9.4.1 Thermoplastic polyimides; Polyetherimides and Polyamide imides; 2.9.4.2 Thermosetting polyimides; 2.9.5 Polybenzimidazoles; 2.9.6 Polybenzoxazoles and polybenzothiazoles; 2.10 Nonconventional Step Polymerization; References; Problems; Chapter 3. Radical Polymerization; 3.1 General Features; 3.1.1 Monomer types; 3.1.2 Reactivity of monomers and radicals; 3.2 Kinetics of Homogeneous Radical Polymerization; 3.3 Reaction Orders in Initiator and Monomer; 3.4 Initiators; 3.4.1 Thermal initiators
• Sommario/riassunto: Over the last twenty years, the field of the chemistry of polymerization witnessed enormous growth through the development of new concepts, catalysts, processes etc. Examples are: non classical living polymerizations (group transfer polymerization, living carbocationic polymerization, living radical polymerization and living ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP)); new catalysts (metallocenes and late transition metal catalysts for stereospecific polymerization, Schrock and Grubbs catalyst for ROMP among others) and new processes such as miniemulsion, microemulsion polymerization and di