Preface ix Introduction xi Contributors xiii SECTION I O VERVIEW OF POLYMERIZAT ION REACTIONS AND KINETICS_1 1 Free Radical and Condensation Polymerizations 3 Matthew Kade and Matthew Tirrell 2 Overview of Controlled/Living Polymerization Methods of Vinyl Monomers 29 Robert T. Mathers, Andrew J. D. Magenau, Kristin Schröder, and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski 3 Stimuli-Responsive Polymers via Controlled Radical Polymerization 45 Joel D. Flores, Brooks A. Abel, DeeDee Smith, and Charles L. McCormick 4 Reactions in Heterogeneous Media: Emulsion, Miniemulsion, Microemulsion, Suspension, and Dispersion Polymerization 59 Radmila Tomovska, José C. de la Cal, and José M.
Asua SECTION 2 Polym erization Characterization and Monitoring Methods 79 5 Polymer Characteristics 81 Wayne F. Reed 6 Infrared (MIR, NIR), Raman, and Other Spectroscopic Methods 107 Alexandre F. Santos, Fabricio M. Silva, Marcelo K. Lenzi, and José C. Pinto 7 Calorimetry, Conductivity, Densimetry, and Rheological Measurements 135 Jose R. Leiza and Timothy McKenna 8 Light Scattering 151 Guy C. Berry 9 G PC/SEC as a Key Tool for Assessment of Polymer Quality and Determination of Macromolecular Properties 171 Daniela Held and Peter Kilz 10 Mass Spectroscopy: ESR and NMR Applications to Polymer Characterization and Polymerization Monitoring 201 Zifu Zhu and Alina M.
Alb SECTION 3 A utomatic Continuous Online Monitoring of Polymerization Reactions (ACOMP) 229 11 Background and Principles of Automatic Continuous Online Monitoring of Polymerization Reactions (ACOMP) 231 Wayne F. Reed 12 Applications of ACOMP (I) 247 Alina M. Alb 13 Applications of ACOMP (II) 271 Wayne F. Reed 14 Cognate Techniques to ACOMP 295 Michael F. Drenski, Alina M. Alb, and Wayne F. Reed 15 Outlook for Industrial ACOMP 313 Michael F. Drenski and Alex W.
Reed SECTION 4 Reactor Control and Design: Batch, Semi-batch, and Continuous Reactors 325 16 Mathematical Modeling of Polymerization Reactors 327 F. Joseph Schork 17 Design and Operation of Polymerization Reactors 345 F. Joseph Schork 18 Optimization of the Particle Size in Emulsion Polymerization 363 Joseph Zeaiter and José A. Romagnoli SECTION 5 Industrial Applications 381 19 Water-Soluble Free Radical Addition Polymerizations 383 Wesley L. Whipple and Hua Zheng 20 Protein Aggregation in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 395 Mark L. Brader 21 Rubbers and Elastomers 409 Jorge Soto 22 Polymers from Natural Products 427 Dimitrios Samios, Aline Nicolau, and Miriam B. Roza Index 451.