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Providing a user-friendly approach to the world of polymeric materials, the book allows students to integrate their chemical knowledge and establish a connection between fundamental and applied chemical information. Updated material and newly added content reflects the growing applications in Biochemistry, Biomaterials, and Sustainable Industries.
List of contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Author
Chapter 1 Introduction to Polymers
Chapter 2 Polymer Structure (Morphology)
Chapter 3 Molecular Weight of Polymers
Chapter 4 Polycondensation Polymers (Step-Reaction Polymerization)
Chapter 5 Ionic Chain-Reaction and Complex Coordination Polymerization (Addition Polymerization)
Chapter 6 Free Chain Polymerization (Addition Polymerization)
Chapter 7 Copolymerization
Chapter 8 Composites and Fillers
Chapter 9 Naturally Occurring Polymers—Plants
Chapter 10 Naturally Occurring Polymers—Animals
Chapter 11 Organometallic and Inorganic–Organic Polymers
Chapter 12 Inorganic Polymers
Chapter 13 Testing and Spectrometric Characterization of Polymers
Chapter 14 Rheology and Physical Tests
Chapter 15 Additives
Chapter 16 Reactions on Polymers
Chapter 17 Synthesis of Reactants and Intermediates for Polymers
Chapter 18 Polymer Technology
Chapter 19 Selected Topics
Appendix A: Symbols
Appendix B: Structures of Common Polymers
Appendix C: Mathematical Values and Units
Appendix D: Comments on Health
Appendix E: ISO 9000 and 14000
Appendix F: Electronic Education Websites
Index
About the author
Charles E. Carraher, Jr., is a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, and associate director of the Florida Center for Environmental Studies, Palm Beach Gardens. He was recognized as the most outstanding chemist in the southeastern United States (1992) by the American Chemical Society (ACS). Dr. Carraher currently serves as co-chair of the ACS’s Joint Polymer Education Committee, on the board of the Intersocietal Polymer Education Committee, and has been a member of the ACS’s Committee on Professional Training (CPT). He also serves as an associate editor of the Journal of Polymeric Materials and on the board of the Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials and the Journal Chinese Advanced Materials Society. The author or co-editor of about 80 books and over 1,100 articles, Dr. Carraher has chaired/co-chaired numerous national and international symposia. His research has led to the synthesis of over 75 new families of polymers.
Summary
Providing a user-friendly approach to the world of polymeric materials, the book allows students to integrate their chemical knowledge and establish a connection between fundamental and applied chemical information. Updated material and newly added content reflects the growing applications in Biochemistry, Biomaterials, and Sustainable Industries.
