Description
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on common types of polymers belonging to the class of water soluble polymers. It covers a wide range of applications: food, cosmetic, medical, lithography and ink jet printing, agricultural, wastewater cleaning, and oilfield.
Trade Review"The handbook provides a comprehensive reference for chemical engineers and offers advanced students a textbook for use in courses on chemically biased plastics technology and polymer science." (Int. Journal of Microstructure and Materials Properties, 2011)
Table of ContentsPreface.
1. Poly(ethylene oxide).
1.1 Monomers.
1.2 Polymerization Fabrication.
1.3 Properties.
1.4 Special Additives.
1.5 Applications.
1.6 Supplier and Commercial Grades.
1.7 Environmental Impact and Recycling.
2. Poly(vinyl alcohol).
2.1 Monomers.
2.2 Polymerization Fabrication.
2.3 Properties.
2.4 Applications.
2.5 Suppliers and Commercial Grades.
2.6 Safety.
2.7 Environmental Impact and Recycling.
3. Polysaccharides.
3.1 Polymers.
3.2 Starch.
3.3 Chitosan.
3.4 Carboxymethyl cellulose.
3.5 Guar.
3.6 Carrageenan.
3.7 Suppliers and Commercial Grades.
4. Poly((meth)acrylic acid).
4.1 Monomers.
4.2 Polymerization and Fabrication.
4.3 Properties.
4.4 Applications.
4.5 Suppliers and Commercial Grades.
5. Poly(acrylamide).
5.1 Monomers.
5.2 Polymerization and Fabrication.
5.3 Properties.
5.4 Special Additives.
5.5 Applications.
5.6 Suppliers and Commercial Grades.
5.7 Safety.
5.8 Environmental Impact and Recycling.
6. Poly(vinylamine).
6.1 Monomers.
6.2 Polymerization and Fabrication.
6.3 Applications.
6.4 Suppliers and Commercial Grades.
6.5 Safety.
7. Poly(vinylpyridine).
7.1 Monomers.
7.2 Polymerization and Fabrication.
7.3 Properties.
7.4 Applications.
7.5 Suppliers and Commercial Grades.
7.6 Safety.
7.7 Environmental Impact and Recycling.
8. Poly(vinylimidazole).
8.1 Monomers.
8.2 Polymerization and Fabrication.
8.3 Properties.
8.4 Applications.
8.5 Suppliers and Commercial Grades.
8.6 Safety.
9. Poly(vinylpyrrolidone).
9.1 Monomers.
9.2 Polymerization and Fabrication.
9.3 Properties.
9.4 Special Additives.
9.5 Applications.
9.6 Suppliers and Commercial Grades.
9.7 Safety.
9.8 Environmental Impact and Recycling.
10. Other Cationic Polymers.
10.1 Manufacture.
10.2 Applications.
11. Other Anionic Polymers.
11.1 2-Acrylamido2-methyl-1-propane sulfonic acid.
11.2 Poly(sulfonicacid)s.
11.3 Sulfonated Asphalt.
11.4 Lignosulfonate.
Index.
