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Handbook of Solvents, Volume 1

Volume 1: Properties

  • 4th Edition - February 7, 2024
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: George Wypych
  • Language: English

Handbook of Solvents, Fourth Edition, Volume One provides a comprehensive survey of the science of solvents and their properties, covering all aspects of solvent behavior relevant… Read more

Description

Handbook of Solvents, Fourth Edition, Volume One provides a comprehensive survey of the science of solvents and their properties, covering all aspects of solvent behavior relevant to chemical and related industries, including agricultural and technical processes, inorganic synthesis, materials chemistry, and more. Divided into two volumes that cover high-level information on the physical chemical properties of the most relevant solvent systems, sections focus on a specific aspect of solvent properties that determine selection, such as the effect on properties of solutes and solutions, properties of different groups of solvents, and the summary of their applications’ effect on health and the environment.

With insights from specialists in a broad array of different areas and written with an interdisciplinary audience in mind, this thoroughly revised edition provides readers with a complete overview of all the organic solvents available for industrial applications today.

Key features

  • Provides key insights that will help engineers and scientists select the best solvent for the job
  • Includes practical information and ideas on how to improve existing processes involving solvents
  • Presents the latest advances in solvent technology and their applications

Readership

Academic researchers, professional engineers, material scientists, chemists; Grad/upper level undergrad students

Table of contents

1. Introduction to Solvents

2. Solvent Effects on Chemical Systems

3. Molecular Design of Solvents

4. Basic Physical and Chemical Properties of Solvents

5. Definitions and Solvent Classification

6. Overview of Methods of Solvent Manufacture

7. Solvent Properties

8. Simple Solvent Characteristics

9. Effect of System Variables on Solubility

10. Solvation Dynamics

11. Methods for the Measurement of Solvent Activity of Polymer Solutions

12. Experimental Methods of Evaluation and Calculation of Solubility Parameters of Polymers and Solvents

13. Prediction of Solubility Parameter

14. Methods of Calculation of Solubility Parameters of Solvents and Polymers

15. Modern Views on Kinetics of Swelling of Crosslinked Elastomers in Solvents

16. Equilibrium Swelling in Binary Solvents

17. Swelling Data on Crosslinked Polymers in Solvents

18. Influence of Structure on Equilibrium Swelling

19. Effect of Strain on Swelling of Nanostructured Elastomers

20. Effects of Thermodynamic Parameters of Polymer-Solvent System on the Swelling Kinetics of Crosslinked Elastomers

21. Diffusion, Swelling, and Drying

22. Bubbles Dynamics and Boiling of Polymeric Solutions

23. Mixed Solvents

24. The Phenomenological Theory of Solvent Effects in Mixed Solvent Systems

25. General Concept of Acid-Base Interactions

26. Acid-Base Equilibria in Ionic Solvents (Ionic Melts)

27. Solvent Effects Based on Pure Solvent Scales

28. Acid/Base Properties of Solvents Mixtures

29. Solvent Effects on Electronic and Vibrational Spectra

30. Dielectric Solvent Effects on the Intensity of Light Absorption and the Radiative Rate Constant

31. Solvatochromic Behavior

32. Rheological Properties, Aggregation, Permeability, Molecular Structure, Crystallinity, and other Properties Affected by Solvents

33. Solvent Effects on Chemical Reactivity

34. Solvent Effects on Free Radical Polymerization

Product details

  • Edition: 4
  • Latest edition
  • Published: April 24, 2024
  • Language: English

About the editor

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George Wypych

George Wypych has a Ph.D. in chemical engineering. His professional expertise includes both university teaching (full professor) and research and development. He has published 18 books, 47 scientific papers, and he has obtained 16 patents. He specializes in polymer additives, polymer processing and formulation, material durability and the development of sealants and coatings.
Affiliations and expertise
ChemTec Publishing, Ontario, Canada

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