Polymeric Dispersions: Principles and Applications

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xix

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2. Mechanisms for Radical Entry and Exit

   • Robert G. Gilbert

   Pages 1-15

3. Particle Growth in Emulsion Polymerization

   • A. M. Van Herk

   Pages 17-30

4. Stability of Polymer Colloids

   • R. H. Ottewill

   Pages 31-48

5. Particle Nucleation at the Beginning of Emulsion Polymerization

   • K. Tauer, I. Kühn

   Pages 49-65

6. Particle Size Distributions

   • Emma M. Coen, Robert G. Gilbert

   Pages 67-78

7. Network Formation in Free-Radical Emulsion Polymerization

   • D. Charmot

   Pages 79-96

8. Polymerization at High Conversion

   • Dax Kukulj, Robert G. Gilbert

   Pages 97-107

9. Preparation of Latexes Using Miniemulsions

   • M. S. El-Aasser, C. M. Miller

   Pages 109-126

10. Microemulsion Polymerization

    • F. Candau

    Pages 127-140

11. Dispersion Polymerization

    • E. David Sudol

    Pages 141-153

12. Metallocene Catalysts in Dispersed Media

    • J. B. P. Soares, A. E. Hamielec

    Pages 155-176

13. Thermodynamic and Kinetic Aspects for Particle Morphology Control

    • Donald C. Sundberg, Yvon G. Durant

    Pages 177-188

14. Latex Particle Morphology. The Role of Macromonomers as Compatibilizing Agents

    • Prapasri Rajatapiti, Victoria L. Dimonie, Mohamed S. El-Aasser

    Pages 189-202

15. Characterization of Particle Morphology by Solid-State NMR

    • Katharina Landfester, Hans Wolfgang Spiess

    Pages 203-216

16. Scattering Techniques-Fundamentals

    • R. H. Ottewill

    Pages 217-228

17. Application of Scattering Techniques to Polymer Colloid Dispersions

    • R. H. Ottewill

    Pages 229-242

18. Optical Spectroscopy on Polymeric Dispersions

    • W.-D. Hergeth

    Pages 243-256

19. Monitoring Polymerization Reactors by Ultrasound Sensors

    • M. Morbidelli, G. Storti, A. Siani

    Pages 257-266

20. On-Line Characterization Methods

    • W.-D. Hergeth

    Pages 267-288

A comprehensive and up to date survey of the science and technology of polymeric dispersions. The book discusses the kinetics and mechanisms of polymerization in dispersed media, examines the processes controlling particle morphology, presents both off-line and on-line methods for the characterization of polymer colloids, considers reactor engineering and control, and covers a wide variety of applications, such as latex paint formulations, encapsulation of inorganic particles, reactive latexes, adhesives, paper coating, and biomedical and pharmaceutical applications.
Audience: A valuable resource for scientists and engineers, academic and industrial, who are involved in the manufacture or application of polymeric dispersions.

• colloid
• morphology
• polymer
• sensors
• spectroscopy

• Department of Applied Chemistry, The University of the Basque Country, San Sebastián, Spain

  José M. Asua

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