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Submit a ProposalPolymers and Additives in Extreme Environments
 | Application, Properties, and Fabrication By Johannes Karl Fink Copyright: 2021 | Status: Published ISBN: 9781119851370 | Hardcover | 524 pages | 120 illustrations Price: $224 USD  |
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Uniquely catalogs polymers and additives for uses in extreme applications such as in high or low pressure, high or low temperature, deep water and other special applications.
Audience
Materials and polymer scientists working in manufacturing and plastics, civil and mechanical engineers in various industries such as automotive, aircraft, space, marine and shipping, electronics, construction, electrical, etc. will find this book essential. The book will also serve the needs of engineers and specialists who have only a passing contact with polymers and additives in industrial setting need to know more.
Materials and polymer scientists working in manufacturing and plastics, civil and mechanical engineers in various industries such as automotive, aircraft, space, marine and shipping, electronics, construction, electrical, etc. will find this book essential. The book will also serve the needs of engineers and specialists who have only a passing contact with polymers and additives in industrial setting need to know more.
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The book includes chapters on aqueous environments including polymeric membranes for water purification and wastewater treatment; extreme pressure environments such as oils and lubricants for combustion engines as well as materials used for deep drilling such as surfactants, scale inhibitors, foaming agents, defoamers, propellants, fracturing fluids; extreme temperatures is subdivided in high and low temperature applications including gasketing materials, fuel tank sealants, expulsion bladders, fuel cell materials, and on the other hand, cold weather articles and thermoregulatory textiles; electrical applications include solar cell devices, triboelectric generators, fuel cell applications, electrochromic materials and batteries; medical applications include polymers for contact lenses, materials for tissue engineering, sophisticated drug delivery systems; aerospace applications include outer space applications such as low temperature and pressure, also cosmic rays, outgassing, and atomic erosion, as well as materials for electrostactic dissipative coatings and space suits; a final chapter detailing materials that are used in other extreme environments, such as adhesives, and polymeric concrete materials.
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The book includes chapters on aqueous environments including polymeric membranes for water purification and wastewater treatment; extreme pressure environments such as oils and lubricants for combustion engines as well as materials used for deep drilling such as surfactants, scale inhibitors, foaming agents, defoamers, propellants, fracturing fluids; extreme temperatures is subdivided in high and low temperature applications including gasketing materials, fuel tank sealants, expulsion bladders, fuel cell materials, and on the other hand, cold weather articles and thermoregulatory textiles; electrical applications include solar cell devices, triboelectric generators, fuel cell applications, electrochromic materials and batteries; medical applications include polymers for contact lenses, materials for tissue engineering, sophisticated drug delivery systems; aerospace applications include outer space applications such as low temperature and pressure, also cosmic rays, outgassing, and atomic erosion, as well as materials for electrostactic dissipative coatings and space suits; a final chapter detailing materials that are used in other extreme environments, such as adhesives, and polymeric concrete materials.
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Author / Editor Details
Johannes Karl Fink is a Professor of Macromolecular Chemistry at Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria. His industry and academic career spans more than 30 years in the fields of polymers and his research interests include characterization, flame retardancy, thermodynamics, and the degradation of polymers, pyrolysis, and adhesives. Professor Fink has published many books on physical chemistry and polymer science including A Concise Introduction to Additives for Thermoplastic Polymers (Wiley-Scrivener 2009), The Chemistry of Biobased Polymers, 2nd edition (Wiley-Scrivener 2019), The Chemistry of Environmental Engineering (Wiley-Scrivener 2020), and Plastics Process Analysis, Instrumentation, and Control (Wiley-Scrivener 2021).
Johannes Karl Fink is a Professor of Macromolecular Chemistry at Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria. His industry and academic career spans more than 30 years in the fields of polymers and his research interests include characterization, flame retardancy, thermodynamics, and the degradation of polymers, pyrolysis, and adhesives. Professor Fink has published many books on physical chemistry and polymer science including A Concise Introduction to Additives for Thermoplastic Polymers (Wiley-Scrivener 2009), The Chemistry of Biobased Polymers, 2nd edition (Wiley-Scrivener 2019), The Chemistry of Environmental Engineering (Wiley-Scrivener 2020), and Plastics Process Analysis, Instrumentation, and Control (Wiley-Scrivener 2021).
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Table of Contents
Preface
1. Materials for Extreme Environments
References
2. Aqueous Environments
2.1 Water Purification
2.1.1 Synthetic Membranes
2.1.2 Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment
2.1.3 Removal of Phenolic Compounds
2.2 Polymer Membranes
2.2.1 Functional Polymer Membranes
2.2.2 Membranes with Intrinsic Microporosity
2.2.3 Transport Mechanisms
2.2.4 Materials for Membranes
2.2.5 Robeson Plot
References
3. Extreme Pressure Environments
3.1 Engine Oils
3.1.1 Block Copolymer Nanoparticles
3.1.2 Heavy Duty Applications
3.1.3 Oil Degradation in a Combustion Engine
3.2 Extreme Pressure Lubricant Additives
3.2.1 Inorganic Polymers
3.3 Deep Drilling
3.3.1 Surfactants
3.3.2 Scale Inhibitors
3.3.3 Foaming Agents
3.3.4 Defoamers
3.3.5 Crosslinking Agents
3.3.6 Gel Stabilizers
3.3.7 Gel Breakers
3.3.8 Biocides
3.3.9 Proppants
3.3.10 Fracturing Fluids
3.3.11 Thickeners
3.3.12 Friction Reducers
3.3.13 Fluid Loss Additives
3.3.14 Emulsifiers
3.3.15 Demulsifiers
3.3.16 Clay Stabilization
3.3.17 pH Control Additives
3.4 Automotive Applications
3.4.1 Airbags
3.4.2 Silicone Rubber Sponge
References
4. Extreme Temperature
4.1 High-Temperature Environments
4.1.1 Solvent-Resistant Elastomers
4.1.2 Processable Silicone Composites
4.1.3 Polymer-Derived Ceramics
4.1.4 Membrane Fuel Cells
4.2 Low-Temperature Environments
4.2.1 Cold Weather Articles
4.2.2 Low-Temperature Thermal Insulation Garment
4.3 Thermoregulatory Textile
4.3.1 Integrated Garment System
References
5. Electrical Applications
5.1 Ionic Liquids
5.1.1 Monomers
5.1.2 Carbon Dioxide Separation
5.1.3 Polymeric Ionic Liquids
5.1.4 Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids
5.1.5 Computer Simulation
5.2 Solar Cell Devices
5.2.1 History of Photovoltaics
5.2.2 High-Performance Organic Photovoltaics
5.2.3 Naphthodithiophene
5.2.4 Stability
5.3 Triboelectric Nanogenerators
5.3.1 Triboelectric Polymers
5.3.2 Paper-Based Generator
5.3.3 Spherical Triboelectric Nanogenerator
5.4 Fuel Cell Applications
5.5 Conductive Nanocomposites
5.6 Electrochromic Materials
5.7 Batteries
5.7.1 Cathode Polymers
5.7.2 Polymeric Electrolytes
5.7.3 Polymer Interlayers
5.7.4 Polymer Separators
5.7.5 Protective Polymers
References
6. Medical Applications
6.1 Contact Lenses
6.1.1 History of Contact Lenses
6.1.2 Materials
6.1.3 Monomers
6.1.4 Soft Lenses
6.1.5 Functional Contact Lenses
6.1.6 Fabrication Methods
6.2 Tissue Engineering
6.2.1 Scaffolds in Tissue Engineering
6.2.2 Coating of an Implantable Device
6.3 Drug Delivery Systems
6.3.1 Pharmaceutical Cocrystals
6.3.2 Drug-Eluting Stents
6.3.3 Microchamber for Bacteria-Based Drug Delivery
6.3.4 Polymer Microspheres
6.3.5 Inhalable Particles
6.3.6 Microfabricated Drug Delivery Systems
6.3.7 Oral Drug Delivery
6.3.8 Nasal Delivery and Diagnostics
6.3.9 Transdermal Drug Delivery Devices
6.3.10 Drop-on-Demand System
6.3.11 Pulmonary Drug Delivery
6.3.12 Microchip Drug Delivery
6.3.13 Microchannels Drug Delivery
6.3.14 Printing Poorly Soluble Drugs
6.3.15 Fabrication of Personalized Doses
6.3.16 Pharmaceutical Bilayer Tablets
6.3.17 Electrohydrodynamic Jet Printing
6.3.18 Three-Dimensional Printing
6.3.19 Bioabsorbable Stent with Prohealing Layer
6.3.20 Electrolytic Deposition
6.4 Polymeric Materials for Surface Modification
6.4.1 Porous Polymer Particles
6.5 Nanomaterials
6.5.1 Photosensitive Nanoparticles
6.5.2 Crosslinked Polymeric Nanoparticles
6.6 Other Fabrication Methods
6.6.1 Controlled Spreading
6.6.2 Thermal Inkjet Spray Freeze-Drying
6.6.3 Drug-Loaded Polymer Microparticles with Arbitrary Geometries
6.6.4 Microarray Technology
6.6.5 Biphasic Inks
6.6.6 Contact Lenses
6.6.7 Dip-Pen Nanolithography
6.6.8 Direct-Write Lithographic Printing of Peptides and Proteins
References
7. Drug Delivery
7.1 Biodegradable Polymers
7.2 Sustained Release Technology
7.2.1 Acacia
7.2.2 Carrageenan
7.2.3 Cellulose
7.2.4 Chitosan
7.2.5 Gellan Gum
7.2.6 Guar Gum
7.2.7 Hyaluronic Acid Derivatives
7.2.8 Khaya Gum
7.2.9 Locust Bean Gum
7.2.10 Pectin
7.2.11 Xanthan Gum
7.2.12 Electrospinning
7.2.13 Drug Release from Electrospun Fibers
7.3 Tissue Engineering
7.3.1 Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering
7.4 Tissue Markers
7.5 Hydrogels
7.6 Microporous Materials
7.7 Implants
7.7.1 Inflammatory Problems with Implants
7.7.2 Eye Implants
7.7.3 Thermosetting Implants
7.7.4 Neurotoxin Implants
7.7.5 Water-Soluble Glass Fibers
7.8 Shape-Memory Polymers
7.8.1 Shape-Memory Polyesters
7.9 Stents
7.9.1 Surface Erosion
7.9.2 Tubular Main Body
7.9.3 Multilayer Stents
7.10 Thermogelling Materials
7.11 Wound Dressings
7.12 Bioceramics
7.13 Conjugates
References
8. Aero and Space Applications
8.1 Technical Standards
8.2 Aerospace Applications
8.2.1 Components for Airplanes
8.2.2 Polymer Matrix Composites
8.2.3 Nanocomposites
8.2.4 Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymers
8.2.5 Sealants for Aerospace Fuel Tanks
8.2.6 Leak Detection
8.2.7 Antistatic Applications
8.2.8 Electroactive Polymers
8.2.9 Shape-Memory Polymers
8.3 Outer Space Applications
8.3.1 Disadvantages of Polymers
8.3.2 Solar Cells
8.3.3 Antenna Reflector
8.3.4 Polymeric Coating
8.3.5 Space Suits
8.3.6 Electrostactic Dissipative Coatings
References
9. Other Environments
9.1 Adhesives
9.1.1 Lignin
9.1.2 Mussel-Inspired Adhesives
9.1.3 Supramolecular Polymer Adhesives
9.2 Extreme pH
9.2.1 Hydrolytic Degradation
9.2.2 Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Membranes
9.2.3 Pulp and Paper Production
9.2.4 Polymeric Micelles
9.2.5 pH-Stable Stationary Phases
9.3 Concrete
9.3.1 Metakaolin and Polymers
9.3.2 Polymer-Modified Mortar
9.3.3 Functionalized Poly(vinyl alcohol)
9.3.4 Polymer Concrete
9.3.5 Influence of Humidity
9.3.6 Polymer Emulsions and Fibers
9.3.7 Lightweight Cement
9.3.8 Recycling Control
References
Index
Acronyms
Chemicals
General Index
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Preface
1. Materials for Extreme Environments
References
2. Aqueous Environments
2.1 Water Purification
2.1.1 Synthetic Membranes
2.1.2 Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment
2.1.3 Removal of Phenolic Compounds
2.2 Polymer Membranes
2.2.1 Functional Polymer Membranes
2.2.2 Membranes with Intrinsic Microporosity
2.2.3 Transport Mechanisms
2.2.4 Materials for Membranes
2.2.5 Robeson Plot
References
3. Extreme Pressure Environments
3.1 Engine Oils
3.1.1 Block Copolymer Nanoparticles
3.1.2 Heavy Duty Applications
3.1.3 Oil Degradation in a Combustion Engine
3.2 Extreme Pressure Lubricant Additives
3.2.1 Inorganic Polymers
3.3 Deep Drilling
3.3.1 Surfactants
3.3.2 Scale Inhibitors
3.3.3 Foaming Agents
3.3.4 Defoamers
3.3.5 Crosslinking Agents
3.3.6 Gel Stabilizers
3.3.7 Gel Breakers
3.3.8 Biocides
3.3.9 Proppants
3.3.10 Fracturing Fluids
3.3.11 Thickeners
3.3.12 Friction Reducers
3.3.13 Fluid Loss Additives
3.3.14 Emulsifiers
3.3.15 Demulsifiers
3.3.16 Clay Stabilization
3.3.17 pH Control Additives
3.4 Automotive Applications
3.4.1 Airbags
3.4.2 Silicone Rubber Sponge
References
4. Extreme Temperature
4.1 High-Temperature Environments
4.1.1 Solvent-Resistant Elastomers
4.1.2 Processable Silicone Composites
4.1.3 Polymer-Derived Ceramics
4.1.4 Membrane Fuel Cells
4.2 Low-Temperature Environments
4.2.1 Cold Weather Articles
4.2.2 Low-Temperature Thermal Insulation Garment
4.3 Thermoregulatory Textile
4.3.1 Integrated Garment System
References
5. Electrical Applications
5.1 Ionic Liquids
5.1.1 Monomers
5.1.2 Carbon Dioxide Separation
5.1.3 Polymeric Ionic Liquids
5.1.4 Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids
5.1.5 Computer Simulation
5.2 Solar Cell Devices
5.2.1 History of Photovoltaics
5.2.2 High-Performance Organic Photovoltaics
5.2.3 Naphthodithiophene
5.2.4 Stability
5.3 Triboelectric Nanogenerators
5.3.1 Triboelectric Polymers
5.3.2 Paper-Based Generator
5.3.3 Spherical Triboelectric Nanogenerator
5.4 Fuel Cell Applications
5.5 Conductive Nanocomposites
5.6 Electrochromic Materials
5.7 Batteries
5.7.1 Cathode Polymers
5.7.2 Polymeric Electrolytes
5.7.3 Polymer Interlayers
5.7.4 Polymer Separators
5.7.5 Protective Polymers
References
6. Medical Applications
6.1 Contact Lenses
6.1.1 History of Contact Lenses
6.1.2 Materials
6.1.3 Monomers
6.1.4 Soft Lenses
6.1.5 Functional Contact Lenses
6.1.6 Fabrication Methods
6.2 Tissue Engineering
6.2.1 Scaffolds in Tissue Engineering
6.2.2 Coating of an Implantable Device
6.3 Drug Delivery Systems
6.3.1 Pharmaceutical Cocrystals
6.3.2 Drug-Eluting Stents
6.3.3 Microchamber for Bacteria-Based Drug Delivery
6.3.4 Polymer Microspheres
6.3.5 Inhalable Particles
6.3.6 Microfabricated Drug Delivery Systems
6.3.7 Oral Drug Delivery
6.3.8 Nasal Delivery and Diagnostics
6.3.9 Transdermal Drug Delivery Devices
6.3.10 Drop-on-Demand System
6.3.11 Pulmonary Drug Delivery
6.3.12 Microchip Drug Delivery
6.3.13 Microchannels Drug Delivery
6.3.14 Printing Poorly Soluble Drugs
6.3.15 Fabrication of Personalized Doses
6.3.16 Pharmaceutical Bilayer Tablets
6.3.17 Electrohydrodynamic Jet Printing
6.3.18 Three-Dimensional Printing
6.3.19 Bioabsorbable Stent with Prohealing Layer
6.3.20 Electrolytic Deposition
6.4 Polymeric Materials for Surface Modification
6.4.1 Porous Polymer Particles
6.5 Nanomaterials
6.5.1 Photosensitive Nanoparticles
6.5.2 Crosslinked Polymeric Nanoparticles
6.6 Other Fabrication Methods
6.6.1 Controlled Spreading
6.6.2 Thermal Inkjet Spray Freeze-Drying
6.6.3 Drug-Loaded Polymer Microparticles with Arbitrary Geometries
6.6.4 Microarray Technology
6.6.5 Biphasic Inks
6.6.6 Contact Lenses
6.6.7 Dip-Pen Nanolithography
6.6.8 Direct-Write Lithographic Printing of Peptides and Proteins
References
7. Drug Delivery
7.1 Biodegradable Polymers
7.2 Sustained Release Technology
7.2.1 Acacia
7.2.2 Carrageenan
7.2.3 Cellulose
7.2.4 Chitosan
7.2.5 Gellan Gum
7.2.6 Guar Gum
7.2.7 Hyaluronic Acid Derivatives
7.2.8 Khaya Gum
7.2.9 Locust Bean Gum
7.2.10 Pectin
7.2.11 Xanthan Gum
7.2.12 Electrospinning
7.2.13 Drug Release from Electrospun Fibers
7.3 Tissue Engineering
7.3.1 Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering
7.4 Tissue Markers
7.5 Hydrogels
7.6 Microporous Materials
7.7 Implants
7.7.1 Inflammatory Problems with Implants
7.7.2 Eye Implants
7.7.3 Thermosetting Implants
7.7.4 Neurotoxin Implants
7.7.5 Water-Soluble Glass Fibers
7.8 Shape-Memory Polymers
7.8.1 Shape-Memory Polyesters
7.9 Stents
7.9.1 Surface Erosion
7.9.2 Tubular Main Body
7.9.3 Multilayer Stents
7.10 Thermogelling Materials
7.11 Wound Dressings
7.12 Bioceramics
7.13 Conjugates
References
8. Aero and Space Applications
8.1 Technical Standards
8.2 Aerospace Applications
8.2.1 Components for Airplanes
8.2.2 Polymer Matrix Composites
8.2.3 Nanocomposites
8.2.4 Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymers
8.2.5 Sealants for Aerospace Fuel Tanks
8.2.6 Leak Detection
8.2.7 Antistatic Applications
8.2.8 Electroactive Polymers
8.2.9 Shape-Memory Polymers
8.3 Outer Space Applications
8.3.1 Disadvantages of Polymers
8.3.2 Solar Cells
8.3.3 Antenna Reflector
8.3.4 Polymeric Coating
8.3.5 Space Suits
8.3.6 Electrostactic Dissipative Coatings
References
9. Other Environments
9.1 Adhesives
9.1.1 Lignin
9.1.2 Mussel-Inspired Adhesives
9.1.3 Supramolecular Polymer Adhesives
9.2 Extreme pH
9.2.1 Hydrolytic Degradation
9.2.2 Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Membranes
9.2.3 Pulp and Paper Production
9.2.4 Polymeric Micelles
9.2.5 pH-Stable Stationary Phases
9.3 Concrete
9.3.1 Metakaolin and Polymers
9.3.2 Polymer-Modified Mortar
9.3.3 Functionalized Poly(vinyl alcohol)
9.3.4 Polymer Concrete
9.3.5 Influence of Humidity
9.3.6 Polymer Emulsions and Fibers
9.3.7 Lightweight Cement
9.3.8 Recycling Control
References
Index
Acronyms
Chemicals
General Index
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