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Submit a ProposalHandbook of Engineering and Specialty Thermoplastics 3
 | Volume 3: Polyethers and Polyesters Edited by Sabu Thomas and Visakh P.M. Copyright: 2011 | Status: Published ISBN: 9780470639269 | Hardcover | 560 pages | 213 illustrations Price: $202.95 USD  |
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This volume details all the developments in Polyethers and Polyesters over the last decade and catlogs their polymerization, properties, applications, fabrication techniques, safety aspects, and lists suppliers.
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Researchers, scientists, engineers and students in the field of polymer science, polymer technology, and materials science will benefit from this book. As the book is highly applications oriented, it will help them to find solutions to both fundamental and applied problems.
Researchers, scientists, engineers and students in the field of polymer science, polymer technology, and materials science will benefit from this book. As the book is highly applications oriented, it will help them to find solutions to both fundamental and applied problems.
Description
The book comprehensively covers the technical research in the last decade in the area of engineering polymers known as oxygen containing main chain polymers: polyethers, polyesters, liquid crystal polyesters, poly oxides, polyacryalte, etc. As with the two previous volumes in this handbook series, the Polyethers and Polyesters volume emphasizes the various aspects of preparation, structure, processing, morphology, properties, and applications of engineering polymers. Recent advances in the development and characterization of multi-component polymer blends and composites (macro, micro, and nano) based on engineering polymers as well as special additives are also discussed in detail.
The volume is applications oriented and describes in what products and industries the polymers are best used. Sections on environmental impact and recycling conclude each chapter.
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The book comprehensively covers the technical research in the last decade in the area of engineering polymers known as oxygen containing main chain polymers: polyethers, polyesters, liquid crystal polyesters, poly oxides, polyacryalte, etc. As with the two previous volumes in this handbook series, the Polyethers and Polyesters volume emphasizes the various aspects of preparation, structure, processing, morphology, properties, and applications of engineering polymers. Recent advances in the development and characterization of multi-component polymer blends and composites (macro, micro, and nano) based on engineering polymers as well as special additives are also discussed in detail.
The volume is applications oriented and describes in what products and industries the polymers are best used. Sections on environmental impact and recycling conclude each chapter.
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Author / Editor Details
Sabu Thomas is a Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering at the School of Chemical Sciences, as well as the Director of Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, India. He received his Ph.D. in 1987 in Polymer Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India.
He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London and a member of the American Chemical Society. He has been ranked no 5 in India with regard to the number of publications (most productive scientists). He also received the coveted Sukumar Maithy Award for the best polymer researcher in the country for the year 2008. The research group of Prof. Thomas has received numerous awards and honors for excellent work in polymer science and engineering.
Sabu Thomas is a Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering at the School of Chemical Sciences, as well as the Director of Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, India. He received his Ph.D. in 1987 in Polymer Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India.
He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London and a member of the American Chemical Society. He has been ranked no 5 in India with regard to the number of publications (most productive scientists). He also received the coveted Sukumar Maithy Award for the best polymer researcher in the country for the year 2008. The research group of Prof. Thomas has received numerous awards and honors for excellent work in polymer science and engineering.
Visakh P.M. is a Research Fellow at the School of Chemical Science Mahatma Gandhi University. He has co-edited several books with Sabu Thomas and has written many journal articles and book chapters. His research interests include: polymer nanocomposites, bio-nanocomposites, liquid crystalline polymers, rubber based nanocomposites, and fire retardant polymers
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Table of Contents
1. Engineering and Specialty Thermoplastics: Polyethers and Polyesters
Sabu Thomas and Visakh P. M
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Polyesters Synthesis
1.3 Polyethers
1.3.1 Aromatic Polyethers
1.4 Individual Polyethers and Polyesters and Their Application
1.4.1 Poly (Phenylene Oxide)
1.4.2 Polyether Ether Ketone
1.4.3 Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate)
1.4.4 Poly(Butylene Terephthalate)
1.4.5 Polyesters Containing Cyclohexanedimethanol Units
1.4.6. Liquid Crystal Polyesters
1.4.7 Polylactide
1.4.8 Thermoplastic Copolyester Elastomers (TPEEs)
1.4.9 Polycarbonate (PC)
1.5 New Challenges and Opportunities.
2. Poly(phenylene oxide)
Mong Liang
2.1 Introduction and History
2.2 Monomer
2.3 Polymerization and Mechanism
2.4 Properties
2.5 Compounding and Special Additives
2.6 Processing
2.7 Applications
2.8 Environmental Impact and Recycling
2.9 Recent Developments in Poly Phenylene Oxide Based Blends and Composites and Their Applications.
3. Polyether Ether Ketone
Jinwen Wang
3.1 Introduction and History
3.2 Polymerization and Fabrication
3.3 Properties
3.3.1 Solution Properties
3.3.2 Thermal Properties
3.3.2.1 Melting and Crystallization
3.3.2.2 Crystallization Kinetics
3.3.2.3 Spherulites
3.3.2.4 Decomposition
3.3.3 Mechanical Properties
3.3.3.1 Tensile Properties
3.3.3.2 Fracture Toughness
3.3.3.3 Tensile Creep
3.3.3.4 Compressive Properties
3.3.3.5 Taylor Impact
3.3.3.6 Tribological Behavior
3.4 Chemical Properties
3.5 Environmental Resistance
3.6 Compounding and Special Additives
3.7 Processing
3.8 Applications
3.9 Environmental Impact and Recycling
3.10 Recent Developments in PEEK Based Blends and Composites and Their Applications.
4. Poly(ethylene terephthalate)
B ¯¿½n ¯¿½dicte Lepoittevin and Philippe Roger
4.1 Introduction and History
4.2 Polymerization and Fabrication
4.2.1 First Step: Prepolymerization
4.2.2 Second Step: Polycondensation
4.2.3 Solid-State Polymerization
4.3 Solid-State Properties
4.3.1 Mechanical Properties
4.3.2 Thermal Properties
4.3.3 Gas Barrier Properties
4.3.4 Other Physical Properties
4.4 Chemical Stability
4.4.1 Solubility and Chemical Resistance of PET
4.4.2 Hydrolytic Degradation of PET
4.4.2 Thermal Degradation of PET
4.4.3 Thermo-oxidative Degradation of PET
4.5 Compounding and Special Additives
4.6 Processing
4.6.1 Extrusion
4.6.2 Injection Molding
4.6.3 Blow Molding
4.7 Applications
4.7.1 PET Fibers
4.7.2 PET Films
4.7.3 PET Bottles
4.8 Environmental Impact and Recycling
4.8.1 Generality about PET Recycling
4.8.2 Chemical Recycling of PET
4.8.2.1 Methanolysis
4.8.2.2 Glycolysis
4.8.2.3 Hydrolysis
4.8.2.4 Others methods
4.8.3 Mechanical Recycling
4.8.4 Recent Developments in PET Recycling
4.9 Recent Developments in Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Based Blends and Composites and Their Applications
4.9.1 PET Blends
4.9.1.1 PC/PET blends
4.9.1.2 PP/PET Blends
4.9.1.3 PET/PBT Blends
4.9.2 PET and Layered Silicates Nanocomposites
4.10 Recent Advances in Surface Modi. cation of PET Materials
4.10.1 Surface Modi.cation by Physical Treatment
4.10.2 Chemical Treatment
4.10.3 Grafting Polymerization.
5. Poly(butylene terephthalate) --Synthesis, Properties, Application
Vesna V. Antic--‚¬Ëœ and Marija V. Pergal
5.1 Introduction and History
5.2 Polymerization and Fabrication
5.3 Physical and Chemical Properties
5.4 Processing
5.5 Applications
5.6 Compounding and Special Additives
5.6.1 Colorants and Fillers
5.6.2 Flame-retardant PBT
5.6.3 PBT Composites
5.6.4 PBT Blends
5.6.4.1 PBT/PET Blends
5.6.4.2 PBT/PC Blends
5.6.4.3 Impact-modi.ed PBT Blends
5.6.4.4 PBT/polyamide Blends
5.7 Thermoplastic Polyester Elastomers (TPEE)
5.7.1 PBT/TPEE Blends and Composites
5.8 Environmental Impact and Recycling.
6. Polyesters Based on Cyclohexanedimethanol
A. Mart ¯¿½nez de Ilarduya and S. Mu ¯¿½oz Guerra
6.1. Introduction and History
6.1.1 Monomers
6.1.2 Aliphatic Polyesters and Copolyesters
6.1.3 Aromatic Polyesters and Copolyesters
6.2 Polymerization and Fabrication
6.2.1 Polycondensation in Solution
6.2.2 Melt Phase Polycondensation
6.2.3 Ring Opening Polymerization
6.3 Properties
6.3.1 Thermal properties
6.3.2 Mechanical Properties
6.3.3 Other Properties
6.4 Chemical Stability
6.4.1 Thermal Decomposition
6.4.2 Chemical Degradation
6.5 Compounding and Special Additives
6.6 Processing
6.7 Applications
6.8 Environmental Impact and Recycling
6.9 Recent Developments in Blends and Composites and Their Aplications
6.9.1 Blends
6.9.2 Composites.
7. Bisphenol-A
Piotr Czub
7.1 Introduction and History
7.2 Fabrication Methods
7.3 Mineral Acid Catalysts
7.4 Ion-exchange Resin Catalysts
7.5 Solid Acid Catalysts
7.6 BPA Yield and Selectivity
7.7 BPA Waste Disposal
7.8 Alternative Paths for the BPA Synthesis
7.9 Properties
7.10 Applications
7.11 Environmental and Human Health Impact.
8. Liquid Crystal Polyesters
A.B.Samui and V. Srinivasa Rao
8.1 Introduction and History
8.1.2 Liquid Crystalline Polymers (LCP)
8.1.3 Polyesters
8.1.4 Liquid Crystalline Polyesters (LC Polyesters)
8.2 Polymerization and Fabrication
8.2.1 Polymerization
8.2.1.1 Co-Polyester
8.2.1.2 Side Chain LC Polyester
8.2.1.3 LC Elastomer
8.2.1.4 Enzymatic Method of LC Polyester Synthesis
8.2.1.5 Microwave-Assisted LC Polyester Synthesis
8.2.2 Fabrication
8.2.2.1 LC Polymer Blend
8.2.2.2 LC Polyester Composite
8.2.2.3 Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal
8.3 Properties
8.3.1 Mechanical Properties
8.3.1.1 Type -1 Copolyester
8.3.1.2 Type -2 Copolyester
8.3.1.3 Type -3 Polyester
8.3.2 Solubility
8.3.3 Thermal Property
8.3.4 Transition Temperatures and Textures
8.3.5 Crystallization
8.3.6 Morphology and Related Microstructure
8.3.7
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1. Engineering and Specialty Thermoplastics: Polyethers and Polyesters
Sabu Thomas and Visakh P. M
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Polyesters Synthesis
1.3 Polyethers
1.3.1 Aromatic Polyethers
1.4 Individual Polyethers and Polyesters and Their Application
1.4.1 Poly (Phenylene Oxide)
1.4.2 Polyether Ether Ketone
1.4.3 Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate)
1.4.4 Poly(Butylene Terephthalate)
1.4.5 Polyesters Containing Cyclohexanedimethanol Units
1.4.6. Liquid Crystal Polyesters
1.4.7 Polylactide
1.4.8 Thermoplastic Copolyester Elastomers (TPEEs)
1.4.9 Polycarbonate (PC)
1.5 New Challenges and Opportunities.
2. Poly(phenylene oxide)
Mong Liang
2.1 Introduction and History
2.2 Monomer
2.3 Polymerization and Mechanism
2.4 Properties
2.5 Compounding and Special Additives
2.6 Processing
2.7 Applications
2.8 Environmental Impact and Recycling
2.9 Recent Developments in Poly Phenylene Oxide Based Blends and Composites and Their Applications.
3. Polyether Ether Ketone
Jinwen Wang
3.1 Introduction and History
3.2 Polymerization and Fabrication
3.3 Properties
3.3.1 Solution Properties
3.3.2 Thermal Properties
3.3.2.1 Melting and Crystallization
3.3.2.2 Crystallization Kinetics
3.3.2.3 Spherulites
3.3.2.4 Decomposition
3.3.3 Mechanical Properties
3.3.3.1 Tensile Properties
3.3.3.2 Fracture Toughness
3.3.3.3 Tensile Creep
3.3.3.4 Compressive Properties
3.3.3.5 Taylor Impact
3.3.3.6 Tribological Behavior
3.4 Chemical Properties
3.5 Environmental Resistance
3.6 Compounding and Special Additives
3.7 Processing
3.8 Applications
3.9 Environmental Impact and Recycling
3.10 Recent Developments in PEEK Based Blends and Composites and Their Applications.
4. Poly(ethylene terephthalate)
B ¯¿½n ¯¿½dicte Lepoittevin and Philippe Roger
4.1 Introduction and History
4.2 Polymerization and Fabrication
4.2.1 First Step: Prepolymerization
4.2.2 Second Step: Polycondensation
4.2.3 Solid-State Polymerization
4.3 Solid-State Properties
4.3.1 Mechanical Properties
4.3.2 Thermal Properties
4.3.3 Gas Barrier Properties
4.3.4 Other Physical Properties
4.4 Chemical Stability
4.4.1 Solubility and Chemical Resistance of PET
4.4.2 Hydrolytic Degradation of PET
4.4.2 Thermal Degradation of PET
4.4.3 Thermo-oxidative Degradation of PET
4.5 Compounding and Special Additives
4.6 Processing
4.6.1 Extrusion
4.6.2 Injection Molding
4.6.3 Blow Molding
4.7 Applications
4.7.1 PET Fibers
4.7.2 PET Films
4.7.3 PET Bottles
4.8 Environmental Impact and Recycling
4.8.1 Generality about PET Recycling
4.8.2 Chemical Recycling of PET
4.8.2.1 Methanolysis
4.8.2.2 Glycolysis
4.8.2.3 Hydrolysis
4.8.2.4 Others methods
4.8.3 Mechanical Recycling
4.8.4 Recent Developments in PET Recycling
4.9 Recent Developments in Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Based Blends and Composites and Their Applications
4.9.1 PET Blends
4.9.1.1 PC/PET blends
4.9.1.2 PP/PET Blends
4.9.1.3 PET/PBT Blends
4.9.2 PET and Layered Silicates Nanocomposites
4.10 Recent Advances in Surface Modi. cation of PET Materials
4.10.1 Surface Modi.cation by Physical Treatment
4.10.2 Chemical Treatment
4.10.3 Grafting Polymerization.
5. Poly(butylene terephthalate) --Synthesis, Properties, Application
Vesna V. Antic--‚¬Ëœ and Marija V. Pergal
5.1 Introduction and History
5.2 Polymerization and Fabrication
5.3 Physical and Chemical Properties
5.4 Processing
5.5 Applications
5.6 Compounding and Special Additives
5.6.1 Colorants and Fillers
5.6.2 Flame-retardant PBT
5.6.3 PBT Composites
5.6.4 PBT Blends
5.6.4.1 PBT/PET Blends
5.6.4.2 PBT/PC Blends
5.6.4.3 Impact-modi.ed PBT Blends
5.6.4.4 PBT/polyamide Blends
5.7 Thermoplastic Polyester Elastomers (TPEE)
5.7.1 PBT/TPEE Blends and Composites
5.8 Environmental Impact and Recycling.
6. Polyesters Based on Cyclohexanedimethanol
A. Mart ¯¿½nez de Ilarduya and S. Mu ¯¿½oz Guerra
6.1. Introduction and History
6.1.1 Monomers
6.1.2 Aliphatic Polyesters and Copolyesters
6.1.3 Aromatic Polyesters and Copolyesters
6.2 Polymerization and Fabrication
6.2.1 Polycondensation in Solution
6.2.2 Melt Phase Polycondensation
6.2.3 Ring Opening Polymerization
6.3 Properties
6.3.1 Thermal properties
6.3.2 Mechanical Properties
6.3.3 Other Properties
6.4 Chemical Stability
6.4.1 Thermal Decomposition
6.4.2 Chemical Degradation
6.5 Compounding and Special Additives
6.6 Processing
6.7 Applications
6.8 Environmental Impact and Recycling
6.9 Recent Developments in Blends and Composites and Their Aplications
6.9.1 Blends
6.9.2 Composites.
7. Bisphenol-A
Piotr Czub
7.1 Introduction and History
7.2 Fabrication Methods
7.3 Mineral Acid Catalysts
7.4 Ion-exchange Resin Catalysts
7.5 Solid Acid Catalysts
7.6 BPA Yield and Selectivity
7.7 BPA Waste Disposal
7.8 Alternative Paths for the BPA Synthesis
7.9 Properties
7.10 Applications
7.11 Environmental and Human Health Impact.
8. Liquid Crystal Polyesters
A.B.Samui and V. Srinivasa Rao
8.1 Introduction and History
8.1.2 Liquid Crystalline Polymers (LCP)
8.1.3 Polyesters
8.1.4 Liquid Crystalline Polyesters (LC Polyesters)
8.2 Polymerization and Fabrication
8.2.1 Polymerization
8.2.1.1 Co-Polyester
8.2.1.2 Side Chain LC Polyester
8.2.1.3 LC Elastomer
8.2.1.4 Enzymatic Method of LC Polyester Synthesis
8.2.1.5 Microwave-Assisted LC Polyester Synthesis
8.2.2 Fabrication
8.2.2.1 LC Polymer Blend
8.2.2.2 LC Polyester Composite
8.2.2.3 Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal
8.3 Properties
8.3.1 Mechanical Properties
8.3.1.1 Type -1 Copolyester
8.3.1.2 Type -2 Copolyester
8.3.1.3 Type -3 Polyester
8.3.2 Solubility
8.3.3 Thermal Property
8.3.4 Transition Temperatures and Textures
8.3.5 Crystallization
8.3.6 Morphology and Related Microstructure
8.3.7
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BISAC SUBJECT HEADINGS
TEC 005500: Technology & Engineering/Textiles and Polymers
TEC 009010: Technology & Engineering/Chemical & Biochemical
SCI 013040: Science. Chemistry/Organic
BIC CODES
TDCP: Plastics & Polymer Technology
TCCB: Chemical Engineering
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