Crystallization of polymers, Equilibrium concepts

✍ Scribed by Mandelkern L.

• Publisher: CUP
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 448
• Edition: 2ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

In The Crystallization of Polymers, 2nd Edition, Leo Mandelkern provides a self-contained, comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of polymer crystallization. All classes of macromolecules are included and the approach is through the basic disciplines of chemistry and physics. The book discusses the thermodynamics and physical properties that accompany the morphological and structural changes that occur when a collection of molecules of very high molecular weight are transformed from one state to another. Volume I is a presentation of the equilibrium concepts that serve as a basis for the subsequent volumes.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover Page......Page 1
About......Page 2
Crystallization of Polymers Volume 1: Equilibrium Concepts (Second edition)......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 8
Preface to second edition......Page 10
Preface to first edition......Page 12
1.1 Background......Page 16
1.2 Structure of disordered chains and the liquid state......Page 18
1.3 The ordered polymer chain......Page 23
1.4 Morphological features......Page 29
References......Page 37
2.1 Introduction......Page 39
2.2 Nature of the fusion process......Page 42
2.3 Fusion of the n-alkanes and other oligomers......Page 50
2.4 Polymer equilibrium......Page 64
2.5 Nonequilibrium states......Page 79
References......Page 82
3.2 Melting temperature: concentrated and moderately dilute mixtures......Page 85
3.3 Crystallization from dilute solution: flexible chains......Page 102
3.4 Helix–coil transition......Page 111
3.5 Transformations without change in molecular conformation......Page 118
3.6 Chemical reactions: melting and compound formation......Page 125
References......Page 132
4.1 Introduction......Page 137
4.2 Homogeneous melt: background......Page 138
4.3 Two chemically identical polymers differing in molecular weight......Page 147
4.4 Crystallization from a heterogeneous melt......Page 150
References......Page 153
5.1 Introduction......Page 156
5.2 Equilibrium theory......Page 157
5.3 Nonequilibrium considerations......Page 169
5.4 Experimental results: random type copolymers......Page 171
5.5 Branching......Page 208
5.6 Alternating copolymers......Page 210
5.7 Block or ordered copolymers......Page 215
5.8 Copolymer–diluent mixtures......Page 239
References......Page 242
6.2 Melting temperatures, heats and entropies of fusion......Page 251
6.3 Entropy of fusion......Page 325
6.4 Polymorphism......Page 334
References......Page 342
7.1 Introduction......Page 352
7.2 Theory of the melting of isotropic networks......Page 354
7.3 Melting temperature of networks formed from random chains......Page 357
7.4 Melting temperature of networks formed from axially ordered chains......Page 361
7.5 Melting temperature of networks formed from randomly arranged crystallites......Page 363
7.6 Melting of network–diluent mixtures......Page 366
7.7 Fibrous proteins......Page 369
References......Page 370
8.1 Introduction......Page 372
8.2 One-component system subject to a tensile force......Page 375
8.3 Multicomponent systems subject to a tensile force......Page 396
8.4 Oriented crystallization and contractility in the absence of tension......Page 404
8.5 Contractility in the fibrous proteins......Page 410
8.6 Mechanochemistry......Page 418
References......Page 423
Author index......Page 426
Subject index......Page 441