Monitoring Polymerization Reactions: From Fundamentals to Applications

Author: Wayne F. Reed (Author)

Edition: 1st

Language: English

Publisher: Wiley

ISBN-13: 978-1118733974

Publication Date: December 2, 2013

Description: Offers new strategies to optimize polymer reactions. With contributions from leading macromolecular scientists and engineers, this book provides a practical guide to polymerization monitoring. It enables laboratory researchers to optimize polymer reactions by providing them with a better understanding of the underlying reaction kinetics and mechanisms. Moreover, it opens the door to improved industrial-scale reactions, including enhanced product quality and reduced harmful emissions.

Monitoring Polymerization Reactions begins with a review of the basic elements of polymer reactions and their kinetics, including an overview of stimuli-responsive polymers. Next, it explains why certain polymer and reaction characteristics need to be monitored. The book then explores a variety of practical topics, including:

• Principles and applications of important polymer characterization tools such as light scattering, gel permeation chromatography, calorimetry, rheology, and spectroscopy
• Automatic continuous online monitoring of polymerization (ACOMP) reactions, a flexible platform that enables characterization tools to be employed simultaneously during reactions in order to obtain a complete record of multiple reaction features