The Elements of Polymer Science and Engineering
- 4th Edition - February 21, 2025
- Latest edition
- Authors: Alfred Rudin, Phillip Choi
- Language: English
The Elements of Polymer Science and Engineering, Fourth Edition updates on the field of polymers, which has advanced considerably since the book's last publication. A key featur… Read more
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Description
Description
This edition has also been reorganized to become more aligned with how instructors currently teach the course. It is ideal for one- or two-semester introductory courses in polymer science and engineering taught primarily to senior undergraduate and first-year graduate students in a variety of disciplines, but primarily chemical engineering and materials science.
Key features
Key features
- Focuses on the applications of polymer chemistry, engineering, and technology
- Explains terminology, applications, and the versatility of synthetic polymers
- Connects polymerization chemistry with engineering applications
- Contains practical lead-ins to emulsion polymerization, viscoelasticity, and polymer rheology
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
2. Basic Principles of Polymer Molecular Weights
3. Practical Aspects of Molecular Weight Measurements
4. Mechanical Properties of Polymer Solids and Liquids
5. Polymer Mixtures
6. Diffusion in Polymers
7. Step-Growth Polymerizations
8. Free Radical Polymerization
9. Copolymerization
10. Dispersion and Emulsion Polymerizations
11. Ionic and Coordinated Polymerizations
12. Polymer Reaction Engineering
13. Biopolymers
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 4
- Latest edition
- Published: February 21, 2025
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
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Alfred Rudin
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Phillip Choi
Professor Phillip Choi is currently the Dean of Engineering at the University of Regina and a Professor Emeritus at the University of Alberta. His research focuses on polymer solution thermodynamics and polymer dynamics. He is the co-author of 3 book chapters and 145 research papers and 1 US patent. Professor Choi is a registered Professional Engineer in the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan and a federal court approved expert witness in polymer science and engineering. He is a Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada, Engineering Institute of Canada and Royal Society of Chemistry (UK). He received his B.A.Sc. in chemical engineering from the University of British Columbia and his M.A.Sc. and Ph.D., both in chemical engineering, from the University of Waterloo. Professor Choi has worked as a visiting/research scientist at Xerox Research Centre of Canada, Sternson Construction Limited, NOVA Chemicals Corporation, and Institute of Polymer Science at the University of Akron.