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Polymer Chemistry

  • English translation of the successful German textbook "Polymere", winner of the Chemical Industry in Germany’s 2015 literature prize
  • A comprehensive and modern textbook, combining physical-chemical concepts with the chemistry of polymers
  • Offers an innovative approach; a clear structure provides the readers with an understanding of physical-chemical properties of polymers, then details synthetic techniques and applications.
  • A balanced but comprehensive treatment: readers learn about the properties of polymers, how to make them, and how and where they can be applied
  • Including forewords by Prof. Dr. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski and Prof. Dr. Rolf Mülhaupt

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Introduction and Basic Concepts

    • Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken
    Pages 1-16
  3. Polymers in Solution

    • Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken
    Pages 17-37
  4. Polymer Analysis: Molar Mass Determination

    • Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken
    Pages 39-91
  5. Polymers in Solid State

    • Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken
    Pages 93-103
  6. Partially Crystalline Polymers

    • Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken
    Pages 105-117
  7. Amorphous Polymers

    • Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken
    Pages 119-139
  8. Polymers as Materials

    • Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken
    Pages 141-162
  9. Step-Growth Polymerization

    • Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken
    Pages 163-204
  10. Radical Polymerization

    • Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken
    Pages 205-244
  11. Ionic Polymerization

    • Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken
    Pages 245-292
  12. Coordination Polymerization

    • Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken
    Pages 293-319
  13. Ring-Opening Polymerization

    • Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken
    Pages 321-347
  14. Copolymerization

    • Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken
    Pages 349-380
  15. Important Polymers Produced by Chain-Growth Polymerization

    • Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken
    Pages 381-406
  16. Chemistry with Polymers

    • Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken
    Pages 407-424
  17. Industrially Relevant Polymerization Processes

    • Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken
    Pages 425-438
  18. The Basics of Plastics Processing

    • Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken
    Pages 439-476
  19. Elastomers

    • Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken
    Pages 477-491
  20. Functional Polymers

    • Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken
    Pages 493-513

About this book

This comprehensive textbook describes the synthesis, characterization and technical and engineering applications of polymers. Offering a broad and balanced introduction to the basic concepts of macromolecular chemistry and to the synthesis and physical chemistry of polymers, it is the ideal text for graduate students and advanced Masters students starting out in polymer science. Building on the basic principles of organic chemistry and thermodynamics, it provides an easily understandable and highly accessible introduction to the topic. Step by step, readers will obtain a detailed and well-founded understanding of this vibrant and increasingly important subject area at the intersection between chemistry, physics, engineering and the life sciences.
Following an approach different from many other textbooks in the field, the authors, with their varying backgrounds (both from academia and industry), offer a new perspective. Starting with a clear and didactic introduction, thebook discusses basic terms and sizes and shapes of polymers and macromolecules. There then follow chapters dedicated to polymers in solutions, molar mass determination, and polymers in the solid state, incl. (partially) crystalline or amorphous polymers as well as their application as engineering materials. Based on this information, the authors explain the most important polymerization methods and techniques. Often neglected in other textbooks, there are chapters on technical polymers, functional polymers, elastomers and liquid crystalline polymers, as well as polymers and the environment. An overview of current trends serves to generate further interest in present and future developments in the field.

This book is the English translation of the successful German textbook "Polymere", which was awarded the Chemical Industry in Germany’s 2015 literature Prize (“Literaturpreis des Fonds der Chemischen Industrie”) for its innovative, novel approach, and its good accessibility and readability, while at the same time providing comprehensive coverage of the field of polymer science.


Reviews

From the reviews of the German textbook "Polymere":

“Dieses Lehrbuch eignet sich für jeden, der in die makromolekulare Chemie der Kunststoffe vertieft einsteigen muss oder möchte. ... präsentiert das Buch ein leicht verständliches und dennoch tief gehendes Bild dieser sehr dynamischen und immer wichtiger werdenden Wissenschaft in der Schnittmenge von Chemie, Physik, Ingenieurwissenschaften. ... anschauliche, auch für den Laien gut verständliche Beschreibung der wichtigsten Verarbeitungsmethoden ...” (BB, in: wip Wissens- und Innovations-Netzwerk Polymertechnik, wip-kunstoffe.de, 31. Juli 2015)

“... Das Lehrbuch richtet sich an Einsteiger und Fortgeschrittene in der makromolekularen Chemie gleichermaßen. ... besonderes Bonbon für die Leser sind die mit Bedacht ausgewählten Experimentalbeispiele, die auf der langjährigen praktischen Erfahrung der Autoren beruhen und dem Leser beim Verständnis oder einfach beim Nachvollziehen des Stoffs helfen. ... eignet sichaber auch als Nachschlagewerk für Einsteiger in der Industrie oder für mittelständische Unternehmer, die sich mit Polymeren beschäftigen ...”(Andreas Greiner, in: Nachrichten aus der Chemie, Heft 7-8, 1. Juli 2014)

“... Das Werk enthält zahlreiche Abbildungen ... und Tabellen ... die gute Übersichtlichkeit bei der Darstellung chemischer Formeln und des Verlaufs von Reaktionen. Dieses empfehlenswerte Lehrbuch baut auf Grundkenntnissen der Organischen Chemie und insbesondere der Thermodynamik auf und richtet sich zum einen an Studierende der Chemie und bestimmter Studiengänge aus dem Gebiet der lngenieurwissenschaften, zum anderen an auf dem weit verzweigten Gebiet der Polymeretätige Forscher und Anwendungstechniker.” ( Dr. Dieter Holmer, in: CLB, Jg. 65, Heft 7, August 2014)



“Ein Buch, dass alle gängigen Polymere umfassend beschreibt. Es werden die Eigenschaften sehr gut und verständlich erklärt, die Herstellungsverfahren beschrieben (recht kurz). Viele sehr gute Abbildungen helfen beim Verständnis der komplexen Materie. Das Buch ist gleichermaßen für Einsteiger ohne große Vorkenntnisse der Makromoleküle und für Fachleute geeignet, die mehr Details wissen wollen.” (Dr.-Ing. Dieter Veit, RWTH Aachen)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Functional Biopolymers, BASF SE, GMM/B - B001, Ludwigshafen, Germany

    Sebastian Koltzenburg

  • Fraunhofer ICT-IMM, Mainz, Germany

    Michael Maskos

  • Garching, Germany

    Oskar Nuyken

About the authors

Dr. Sebastian Koltzenburg, Principal Scientist in Materials and Systems Research at BASF and Professor of Macromolecular Chemistry at the University of Heidelberg.

Prof. Dr. Michael Maskos, Managing Director of the Institute for Microtechnology in Mainz and Professor of chemical engineering/microfluidics at the University of Mainz.


Prof. Dr.-Ing. Oskar Nuyken, former head of the departments of Macromolecular Chemistry at the University of Bayreuth (1986-1992) and at the Technische Universität München (1992-2007)


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Polymer Chemistry

  • Authors: Sebastian Koltzenburg, Michael Maskos, Oskar Nuyken

  • Translated by: Karl Hughes

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49279-6

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-56998-6Published: 07 June 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-49279-6Published: 11 December 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 584

  • Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 665 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Polymer Sciences, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry

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Softcover Book USD 89.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
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