Heterophase Polymerization: Basic Concepts and Principles

Heterophase polymerization is a complex process that involves the polymerization of different materials at the atomic, molecular, macromolecular, supramolecular, colloidal, microscopic, mesoscopic, and macroscopic scales. This book discusses the basic concepts and principles of this process, as well as the important physicochemical mechanisms involved, such as nucleation, particle aggregation, mass transfer, swelling, spontaneous emulsification, and polymerization kinetics.

Format: Hardback
Length: 290 pages
Publication date: 05 April 2021
Publisher: Jenny Stanford Publishing

Heterophase polymerization is a venerable technology with a vast array of pertinent industrial applications, encompassing coatings, adhesives, rubbers, and numerous other specialized biomedical and high-performance materials. Nevertheless, owing to its intricate multiscale nature, it continues to be a formidable research subject. This expansive field encompasses all heterogeneous polymerization processes that yield polymer dispersions. Its technical implementations encompass emulsion polymerization, dispersion polymerization, suspension polymerization, miniemulsion polymerization, microemulsion polymerization, and other related techniques. This book is dedicated to the exploration and advancement of heterophase polymerization, treating it as a generic term and a collective representation for all its technical manifestations. It presents, from a contemporary standpoint, the fundamental concepts and principles necessary to comprehend the kinetics and thermodynamics of heterophase polymerization at the atomistic, molecular, macromolecular, supramolecular, colloidal, microscopic, mesoscopic, and macroscopic scales. It critically examines the crucial physicochemical mechanisms underlying heterophase polymerization, including nucleation, particle aggregation, mass transfer, swelling, spontaneous emulsification, and polymerization kinetics, alongside the available experimental evidence.

Weight: 646g
Dimension: 156 x 237 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789814877329