Polymer Science and Technology / Edition 3

by Joel Fried

Overview

The Definitive Guide to Polymer Principles, Properties, Synthesis, Applications, and Simulations

Now fully revised, Polymer Science and Technology, Third Edition, systematically reviews the field’s current state and emerging advances. Leading polymer specialist Joel R. Fried offers modern coverage of both processing principles and applications in multiple industries, including medicine, biotechnology, chemicals, and electronics.

This edition’s new and expanded coverage ranges from advanced synthesis to the latest drug delivery applications. New topics include controlled radical polymerization, click chemistry, green chemistry, block copolymers, nanofillers, electrospinning, and more.

A brand-new chapter offers extensive guidance for predicting polymer properties, including additional coverage of group correlations, and new discussions of the use of topological indices and neural networks. This is also the first introductory polymer text to fully explain computational polymer science, including molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo methods. Simulation concepts are supported with many application examples, ranging from prediction of PVT values to permeability and free volume.

Fried thoroughly covers synthetic polymer chemistry; polymer properties in solution and in melt, rubber, and solid states; and all important categories of plastics. This revised edition also adds many new calculations, end-of-chapter problems, and references.

In-depth coverage includes

• Polymer synthesis: step- and chain-growth; bulk, solution, suspension, emulsion, solid-state, and plasma; ionic liquids, and macromers; and genetic engineering
• Amorphous and crystalline states, transitions, mechanical properties, and solid-state characterization
• Polymers and the environment: degradation, stability, and more
• Additives, blends, block copolymers, and composites–including interpenetrating networks, nanocomposites, buckyballs, carbon nanotubes, graphene, and POSS
• Biopolymers, natural polymers, fibers, thermoplastics, elastomers, and thermosets
• Engineering and specialty polymers, from polycarbonates to ionic polymers and high-performance fibers
• Polymer rheology, processing, and modeling
• Correlations and simulations: group contribution, topological indices, artificial neural networks, molecular dynamics, and Monte Carlo simulations

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780137039555
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	06/24/2014
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	688
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.60(d)

About the Author

Dr. Joel R. Fried is professor and chair of the department of chemical and biomedical engineering at Florida State University. Previously, he was professor and the Wright Brothers Endowed Chair in Nanomaterials at the University of Dayton. He is also professor emeritus of chemical engineering and fellow of the graduate school at the University of Cincinnati, where he directed the Polymer Research Center and led the department of chemical engineering. He holds B.S. degrees in biology and chemical engineering, and an M.E. degree in chemical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He also holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in polymer science and engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

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Preface

The Second Edition provides new and expandedcoverage of important topics in polymer science and engineering and includes additionalexample calculations, homework problems, and bibliographic references. Additionaltopics in the treatment of polymer synthesis (Chapter 2) include metallocene catalysis, atomtransfer radical and plasma polymerization, the genetic engineering of polymers, and the useof supercritical fluids as a polymerization medium. The new field of dynamic calorimetry(temperature-modulated DSC) has been a d d e d to the coverage of polymer viscoelasticity inChapter 5. Chapter 6 provides expanded coverage of biodegradable polymers while Chapter 7introduces the important new area of nanocomposites. Chapter 8 has been totally revised toinclude coverage of biopolymers and naturally occurring polymers including chitin and chitosan,while material on commodity thermoplastics has been moved to Chapter 9. In Chapter10, new engineering and specialty thermoplastics including dendrimers, hyperbranched polymers,and amorphous Teflon are discussed. Examples of polymer processing modeling havebeen expanded to include wire-coating operations in Chapter 11. The topic of drag reductionhas been moved from Chapter 12 to the coverage of polymer rheology in Chapter 11 whichnow also includes an introduction to melt instabilities. The discussion of the electrical a ndoptical applications of engineering polymers has been enhanced and new coverage of barrierpolymers has been provided in Chapter 12.

Although the intended audience for this text is advanced undergraduates and graduatestudents in chemical engineering, the coverage of polymer science fundamentals (Chapters 1through5) is suitable for a semester course in a materials science or chemistry curriculum.Chapters 6 and 7 discuss more specialized topics such as polymer degradation, recycling,biopolymers, natural polymers, and fibers. Sections from this coverage can be included tosupplement the basic coverage provided by the earlier chapters. Chapters 9 and 10 survey theprincipal categories of polymers—commodity thermoplastics, elastomers, thermosets, andengineering and specialty polymers. Material from these chapters may be included to supplementand reinforce the material presented in the chapters on fundamentals and provides auseful reference source for practicing scientists and engineers in the plastics industry. Polymerengineering principles including rheology and processing operations, introduced inChapter 11, can be used as the basis of a short course on polymer engineering at the seniorundergraduate and graduate student level. Chapter 12 describes polymers used in areas of advancedtechnology including membrane separations, electrolytes for batteries and fuel cells,controlled drug release, nonlinear optical applications, and light-emitting diodes and displays.This coverage may be used as reference material for scientists and engineers and provides abasis for short courses in such areas as membrane science and technology and polymer physics.

Joel R. FriedCincinnati, Ohio

About the Cover Art

The cover illustration shows a molecular representation of results of a density functionalcalculation of bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, Cp2ZrCl2, that can be used to catalyzethe polymerization of ethylene and some a-olefins. The important new area of metallocenepolymerization is covered in Chapter 2.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1: Introduction to Polymer Science
• Chapter 2: Polymer Synthesis
• Chapter 3: Conformation, Solutions, and Molecular Weight
• Chapter 4: Solid-State Properties
• Chapter 5: Viscoelasticity and Rubber Elasticity
• Chapter 6: Polymer Degradation and the Environment
• Chapter 7: Additives, Blends, Block Copolymers, and Composites
• Chapter 8: Biopolymers, Natural Polymers, and Fibers
• Chapter 9: Thermoplastics, Elastomers, and Thermosets
• Chapter 10: Engineering and Specialty Polymers
• Chapter 11: Polymer Processing and Rheology
• Chapter 12: Polymers for Advanced Technologies
• Chapter 13: Correlations and Simulations in Polymer Science
• Appendix A: Polymer Abbreviations
• Appendix B Representative Properties of Some Important Commercial Polymers
• Appendix C ASTM Standards for Plastics and Rubber
• Appendix D SI Units and Physical Constants
• Appendix E Mathematical Relationships
• Appendix F The Major Elements

Preface

PREFACE: At least dozens of good introductory textbooks on polymer science and engineering are now available. Why then has yet another book been written?

The decision was based on my belief that none of the available texts fully addresses the needs of students in chemical engineering. It is not that chemical engineers are a rare breed, but rather that they have special training in areas of thermodynamics and transport phenomena that is seldom challenged by texts designed primarily for students of chemistry or materials science. This has been a frustration of mine and of many of my students for the past 15 years during which I have taught an introductory course, Polymer Technology, to some 350 chemical engineering seniors. In response to this perceived need, I had written nine review articles that appeared in the SPE publication Plastics Engineering from 1982 to 1984. These served as hard copy for my students to supplement their classroom notes but fell short of a complete solution.

In writing this text, it was my objective to first provide the basic building blocks of polymer science and engineering by coverage of fundamental polymer chemistry and materials topics given in Chapters 1 through 7.

As a supplement to the traditional coverage of polymer thermodynamics, extensive discussion of phase equilibria, equation-of- state theories, and UNIFAC has been included in Chapter 3. Coverage of rheology, including the use of constitutive equations and the modeling of simple flow geometries, and the fundamentals of polymer processing operations are given in Chapter 11.

Finally, I wanted to provide information on the exciting new materialsnowavailable and the emerging areas of technological growth that could motivate a new generation of scientists and engineers. For this reason, engineering and specialty polymers are surveyed in Chapter 10 and important new applications for polymers in separations (membrane separations), electronics (conducting polymers), biotechnology (controlled drug release), and other specialized areas of engineering are given in Chapter 12. In all, this has been an ambitious undertaking and I hope that I have succeeded in at least some of these goals.

Although the intended audience for this text is advanced undergraduates and graduate students in chemical engineering, the coverage of polymer science fundamentals (Chapters 1 through 7) should be suitable for a semester course in a materials science or chemistry curriculum.

Chapters 8 through 10 intended as survey chapters of the principal categories of polymers commodity thermoplastics and fibers, network polymers (elastomers and thermosets), and engineering and specialty polymers may be included to supplement and reinforce the material presented in the chapters on fundamentals and should serve as a useful reference source for the practicing scientist or engineer in the plastics industry.

Editorial Reviews

Covers basic polymer engineering principles in addition to major polymer chemistry and material topics. Intended specifically for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in chemical engineering, but the chapters on fundamentals are suitable for a materials science or chemistry curriculum, and those on the principal categories of polymers are useful for practicing engineers in the plastics industry. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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