PREFACE ........................................................ ix
INTRODUCTION ................................................... xi
CONTRIBUTORS ................................................. xiii
SECTION I OVERVIEW OF POLYMERIZATION REACTIONS AND KINETICS .... 1
1 Free Radical and Condensation Polymerizations ................ 3
Matthew Kade and Matthew Tirrell
2 Overview of Controlled/Living Polymerization Methods of
Vinyl Monomers .............................................. 29
Robert T. Mathers, Andrew J. D. Magenau, Kristin Schröder,
and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
3 Stimuli-Responsive Polymers via Controlled Radical
Polymerization .............................................. 45
Joel D. Flores, Brooks A. Abel, DeeDee Smith, and Charles
L. McCormick
4 Reactions in Heterogeneous Media: Emulsion, Miniemulsion,
Microemulsion, Suspension, and Dispersion Polymerization .... 59
Radmila Tomovska, José C. de la Cal, and José M. Asua
SECTION 2 POLYMERIZATION CHARACTERIZATION AND MONITORING
METHODS ........................................................ 79
5 Polymer Characteristics ..................................... 81
Wayne F. Reed
6 Infrared (MIR, NIR), Raman, and Other Spectroscopic
Methods .................................................... 107
Alexandre F. Santos, Fabricio M. Silva, Marcelo К. Lenzi,
and Jose С. Pinto
7 Calorimetry, Conductivity, Densimetry, and Rheological
Measurements ............................................... 135
Jose R. Leiza and Timothy McKenna
8 Light Scattering ........................................... 151
Guy C. Berry
9 GPC/SEC as a Key Tool for Assessment of Polymer Quality
and Determination of Macromolecular Properties ............. 171
Daniela Held and Peter Kilz
10 Mass Spectroscopy: ESR and NMR Applications to Polymer
Characterization and Polymerization Monitoring ............. 201
Zifu Zhu and Alina M. Alb
SECTION 3 AUTOMATIC CONTINUOUS ONLINE MONITORING
OF POLYMERIZATION REACTIONS (ACOMP) ........................... 229
11 Background and Principles of Automatic Continuous Online
Monitoring of Polymerization Reactions (ACOMP) ............. 231
Wayne F. Reed
12 Applications of ACOMP (I) .................................. 247
Alina M. Alb
13 Applications of ACOMP (II) ................................. 271
Wayne F. Reed
14 Cognate Techniques to ACOMP ................................ 295
Michael F. Drenski, Alina M. Alb, and Wayne F. Reed
15 Outlook for Industrial ACOMP ............................... 313
Michael F. Drenski and Alex W. Reed
SECTION 4 REACTOR CONTROL AND DESIGN: BATCH, SEMI-BATCH,
AND CONTINUOUS REACTORS ....................................... 325
16 Mathematical Modeling of Polymerization Reactors ........... 327
F. Joseph Schork
17 Design and Operation of Polymerization Reactors ............ 345
F. Joseph Schork
18 Optimization of the Particle Size in Emulsion
Polymerization ............................................. 363
Joseph Zeaiter and José A. Romagnoli
SECTION 5 INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS ............................ 381
19 Water-Soluble Free Radical Addition Polymerizations ........ 383
Wesley L. Whipple and Hua Zheng
20 Protein Aggregation in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology ........ 395
Mark L. Brader
21 Rubbers and Elastomers ..................................... 409
Jorge Soto
22 Polymers from Natural Products ............................. 427
Dimitrios Samios, Aline Nicolau, and Miriam B. Roza
Index ......................................................... 451
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