Overview

Polymeric materials include plastics, gels, synthetic fibres, and rubbers. They are all-important both in industry and in daily life. Unlike liquid water, ice, or sugar solution, polymers are not homogeneous. They are said to consist of two or more phases, and their production and processing, as well as their properties and uses, depend on an understanding of the transitions that take place between these phases. Over the last two decades, phase diagrams of considerably complexity have begun to appear in the polymer literature. Phase transitions occur abundantly in polymer production and processing, are often encountered in poymer research, or are instrumental in laboratory methods of polymer characterization. This new textbook uses fundamental principles to classify phase separation phenomena in polymer systems, and describes simple molecular models explaining the observed behaviour. It supplies insight in the reading and construction of complex phase diagrams, as well as an understanding of the relationships that must exist between different phase transitions. Containing hundreds of diagrams, exercises at chapter ends, and several useful appendices, this text should be useful for anyone teaching or studying a course in polymer science.

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Author:   Koningsveld ,  Stockmayer ,  Nies
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 18.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 25.10cm
Weight:   0.665kg
ISBN:  

9780198556343

ISBN 10:   0198556349
Pages:   360
Publication Date:   01 March 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Glossary of symbols PART 1. Principles of Heterogeneous Equilibrium 1: Single-component systems 2: Mixtures 3: Binary systems, Bakhuis-Roozeboom Diagram 4: Binary systems, partial miscibility in the liquid phase, and supercritical phenomena 5: Binary systems, solid solutions, and compounds 6: Ternary and multicomponent systems PART 2. Simple Modelling 7: Modelling partial miscibility and solid/liquid equilibrium PART 3. Heterogeneous equilibrium in macromolecular systems 8: Introduction 9: Partial miscibility of strictly-binary polymer systems 10: Partial miscibility of quasi-binary polymer systems 11: The influence of pressure 12: Solid/liquid equilibrium 13: Quasi-ternary polymer systems 14: Fractionation of polymers 15: Miscellaneous phase transitions Appendices Appendix 2 - Simple modelling for small-molecule systems Appendix 3 - Calculation of cloudpoint, shadow, and coexistence curves Appendix 4 - Simple modelling of equilibria in polymeric systems Appendix 5 - Numerical evaluations of interaction parameters Appendix 6 - Molecular basis of the interaction parameter Appendix 7 - Answers for exercises

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... there should at the very least be one or two copies of Polymer phase diagrams in the library. Polymer International

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Professor Ronald Koningsveld, President- Kennedy Singel 5/5, 6137 AA Sittard, Netherlands Phone/Fax 31-46-4529772 Prof Walter H Stockmayer, Chemistry Department, Dartmouth College, Hanover NJ 03755, USA Dr Erik Nies, Technical University Eindhoven, Chemical Technology, Polymer Chemistry, Eindhoven, Netherlands.

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