Modern polyesters : chemistry and technology of polyesters and copolyesters /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
Other Authors: Scheirs, John, Long, Timothy E., 1969-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, [2003]
Series:Wiley series in polymer science.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • I. Historical overview
  • 1. The historical development of polyesters
  • II. Polymerization and polycondensation
  • 2. Poly (ethylene terephthalate) polymerization-mechanism, catalysis, kinetics, mass transfer and reactor design
  • 3. Synthesis and polymerization of cyclic polyester oligomers
  • 4. Continuous solid-state polycondensation of polyesters
  • 5. Solid-state polycondensation of polyester resins: fundamentals and industrial production
  • III. Types of polyesters
  • 6. New poly(ethylene terephthalate) copolymers
  • 7. Amorphous and crystalline polyesters based on 1, 4-cyclohexanedimethanol
  • 8. Poly(butylene terephthalate
  • 9. Properties and applications of poly(ethylene 2,6-naphthalene), its copolyesters and blends
  • 10. Biaxially oriented poly(ethylene 2, 6-naphthalene) films: manufacture, properties and commercial applications
  • 11. Synthesis, properties and applications of poly(trimethylene terephthalate)
  • IV. Fibers and compounds
  • 12. Polyesterfibers: fiber formation and end-use applications
  • 13. Relationships between polyester quality and processability: hands-on experience
  • 14. Additives for the modification of poly(ethylene terephthalate) to produce engineering-grade polymer
  • 15. Thermoplastic polyester composites
  • V. Deploymerization and degradation
  • 16. Recycling polyesters by chemical depolymerization
  • 17. Controlled degradation polyesters
  • 18. Photodegradation of poly(ethylene terephthalate) and poly(ethylene/1, 4-cyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate)
  • VI. Liquid crystal polyesters 19. High-performance liquid crystal polyesters with controlled molecular structure
  • 20. Thermotropic liquid crystal polymer reinforced polyesters
  • VII. Unsaturated polyesters
  • 21. Preparation, properties and applications of unsaturated polyesters
  • 22. Peer polymers: new unsaturated polyesters for fiber-reinforced composite materials.