ESR Spectroscopy in Polymer Research

✍ Scribed by Dr. B. Rånby, Dr. J. F. Rabek (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 1977
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 421
• Series: Polymers Properties and Applications 1
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Thirty years ago, Zavoisky, in Moscow (USSR), reported the first successful experi­ mental observations of the ESR phenomenon. Its application to polymer problems began about 20 years ago. ESR belongs to the most specific and useful methods in the study of polymer reactions. The main purpose of this book is to collect the present available information on the applications of electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy in polymer research. The book has been written both for those who want an introduction to this field, and for those who are aheady familiar with ESR and are interested in application to polymers. Therefore, the fundamental principles of ESR spectroscopy are first out­ lined, the experimental methods including computer applications are described in more detail, and the main emphasis is on the application of ESR methods to polymer problems. Many results obtained are only briefly treated for lack of space. The authors hope that this book will provide a useful source of information by giving a coherent treatment and extensive references to original papers, reviews, and discussions in monographs and books. In this way we hope to encourage polymer chemists, organic chemists, biochemists, physicists, and material scientists to apply ESR methods to their research problems.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Generation of Free Radicals....Pages 1-10
Principles of ESR Spectroscopy....Pages 11-38
Experimental Instrumentation of Electron Spin Resonance....Pages 39-60
ESR Study of Polymerization Processes....Pages 61-172
ESR Study of Degradation Processes in Polymers....Pages 173-248
ESR Study of Polymers in Reactive Gases....Pages 249-253
ESR Studies of the Oxidation of Polymers....Pages 254-273
ESR Studies of Molecular Fracture in Polymers....Pages 274-286
ESR Studies of Graft Copolymerization....Pages 287-291
ESR Studies of Crosslinking....Pages 292-293
Application of Stable Free Radicals in Polymer Research....Pages 294-311
ESR Spectroscopy of Stable Polymer Radicals and their Low Molecular Analogues....Pages 312-345
ESR Study of Ion-Exchange Resins....Pages 346-347
Back Matter....Pages 348-410

✦ Subjects

Chemistry/Food Science, general