Crystallization of polymers. Kinetics and mechanisms

✍ Scribed by Mandelkern L.

• Publisher: CUP
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 479
• Edition: 2ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This new edition of Volume 2 of Leo Mandelkern's self-contained work is an up-to-date, authoritative account of the kinetics and mechanisms of polymer crystallization. Progressing from the equilibrium concepts presented in volume 1, it provides a comprehensive treatment of the surrounding theories and experimental results from simple to complex polymer systems. The volume will be an invaluable reference work for all chemists, physicists and materials scientists working in the area of polymer crystallization.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Half-title......Page 3
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Preface......Page 11
9.1 Introduction......Page 13
9.2 General experimental observations......Page 17
9.3 Mathematical formulation......Page 23
9.4 Comparison of theory with experiment: overall crystallization......Page 39
9.5 Further theoretical developments: overall crystallization......Page 55
9.6 Further experimental results: overall crystallization......Page 64
9.7 Nonisothermal crystallization......Page 72
9.8 Spherulite initiation and growth: general concepts......Page 77
9.9.1 Low molecular weight nonchain molecules......Page 79
9.9.2.1 Homogeneous nucleation......Page 91
9.9.2.2 Heterogeneous nucleation......Page 97
9.9.2.3 Gibbs type nucleation......Page 100
9.9.2.4 Regularly folded chain nucleation......Page 103
9.10 Analysis of experimental data in vicinity of T......Page 113
9.11 Kinetics over an extended temperature range......Page 134
9.12.1 Homogeneous nucleation......Page 153
9.12.2 Interfacial free energies......Page 160
9.13 Nucleation catalysts......Page 166
9.14.1 Crystallization of n-alkanes......Page 175
9.14.2 Low molecular weight fractions......Page 188
9.14.3 High molecular weight......Page 201
9.15 Epilogue......Page 215
References......Page 216
10.2.1 Overall crystallization......Page 227
10.2.2 Random copolymers: spherulite growth rates......Page 255
10.3 Block or ordered copolymers......Page 263
10.4 Both comonomers crystallize......Page 278
10.5 Long chain branches and covalent cross-links......Page 282
References......Page 290
11.1 Introduction......Page 294
11.2.1 Experimental results......Page 295
11.2.2 Theory: two-component miscible melts......Page 305
11.3 Miscible blend: both components crystallize......Page 315
11.4.2 Blends of two molecular weight fractions and defined distributions......Page 323
11.4.3 Blends with different molecular architectures......Page 330
11.4.4 Blends with different stereoirregularities......Page 333
11.5 Partially miscible blends......Page 336
11.6 Blend with two completely immiscible components......Page 340
11.7 Nonlinear growth and diffusion......Page 348
References......Page 356
12.2.1 Overall crystallization kinetics......Page 360
12.2.2 Growth kinetics......Page 373
12.3 Crystallization kinetics under uniaxial deformation......Page 375
12.4 Crystallization kinetics under biaxial deformation and under shear......Page 383
References......Page 389
13.1 High molecular weight n-alkanes......Page 392
13.2 Crystallization from dilute and moderately dilute solutions......Page 403
13.3 Temperature dependence: crystallization from dilute solution......Page 426
13.4 Crystallization from concentrated mixtures......Page 428
13.5 Solvent induced crystallization......Page 435
References......Page 440
Author index......Page 445
Subject index......Page 467