Introductory Polymer Chemistry

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New Age International, 1993 - Science - 253 pages
This Introductory Text On Polymer Chemistry Does Not Presuppose A High Level Of Proficiency In The Background Subjects And Is Written For Students Of An Average Calibre Who Have Studied In An Indian University For A B.Sc. (Pass) Degree. This Text Would, Therefore, Be Useful To Those Students Who Wish To Be Initiated In The Subject At The Grass-Root Level. For This End In View, Special Feature Of The Book Is The Introduction Of Elementary Questions In The Text Based On The Previously Discussed Matter And Furnishing Their Answers At The End Of The Chapter.In Order To Add To The Usefulness Of The Book, Ten Specimen Laboratory Exercises, Which Can Be Performed In An Ordinary Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Have Been Given In An Appendix Of The Book. A Glossary Of The Terms Used In The Text Has Been Given At The Very Beginning Of The Book.A Chapter On Degradation And Stabilization Of Polymers Has Been Added To Enhance The Utility Of The Book To The Technologist And The Practioner. The Recent Merrifield Solid Phase Synthesis Of Polypeptides, To Emphasize The Usefulness Of The Solid Supports In The Synthesis Of Useful Macromolecules Has Been Taken Note Of In The Book.
 

Contents

Chapter OneIntroduction
1
Chapter TwoStep Condensation Polymerization
7
Chapter ThreeChain Addition Polymerization
33
Chapter FourCopolymerization
71
Chapter FiveStereochemistry of Polymers
86
Chapter SixMolecular Weight Determination
98
Chapter SevenSome Physical Properties of Polymers
119
Chapter EightElastomeric Materials
128
Chapter TwelvePolymer Additives
170
Chapter Thirteen Identification and Characterization of Polymers
177
Chapter FourteenPolymer Reactions and Polymer Reactants
190
Chapter FifteenPolymer Solubility
206
Chapter SixteenFlow Properties of Polymers
213
Chapter SeventeenSome Naturally Occurring Polymers
221
Appendices
228
Index
249

Chapter NineFiberForming Polymers
138
Chapter Ten Fabrication of Polymers
146

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