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Book review: Polymerization process modeling. Neil A. Dotson, Rafael Galván, Robert L. Laurence,...
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158 Book reviews This volume contains a focused and comprehensive survey of the salient features of synthesis, characterization of electrical and mechanical properties and the relation of these topics to the morphology and their applications. The Ðnal chapter is concerned with the integration of these materials into device structures and the use of host matrices as supporting media. This is a valuable addition to the literature on conducting electroactive polymers and can be strongly recommended to those interested in the potential of organic materials for elec- troactive applications. It is a truly practically orientated text without the detailed theoretical physics content which has dominated most of the books published on this topic. A. R. Pethrick process modeling Polymerization Neil A. Dotson, Rafael GalvaŁn, Robert L. Laurence, Matthew Tirrell. VCH, Cambridge, UK, 1996. pp. 371 ] xvi, price DM128. ISBN 1-56081-693-7 In their preface, the authors say that this book is based on material that can be used for senior students or graduate stu- dents and it is not intended as a review book for the practising polymerization engineer. There are seven chapters which cover many important aspects of polymerization processes. Each chapter includes a substantial, up-to-date, list of refer- ences and a set of problems for the reader. The Ðrst chapter describes distinctive features of polymers including molecular structure and physical behaviour, intro- ducing ideas important for dealing with substances with large and variable molecular sizes. This is followed by a chapter on step growth polymerization that presents both the fundamen- tal chemistry and a mathematical treatment which facilitates a good quantitative understanding of this polymerization type. The reaction kinetics and methodology for treating degrees of polymerization in step growth systems are comprehensive. Essential characteristics of chain growth polymerization are presented in chapter 3, which includes the consequences of gel e†ects in free-radical systems. Copolymerization, both free- radical and step growth, is treated separately in Chapter 4. Here again, the authors show how quantitative expressions can be developed and used. Non-linear polymerization is not an easy subject to present systematically, but Chapter 5 pro- vides a balanced mix of qualitative description and quantitat- ive representation. Chapter 6 describes polymerization reactors, showing some of the e†ects of mixing in reactors and how various basic reactor types can be used for poly- merization processes. The account of heterogeneous poly- merization, in Chapter 7, includes suspension, emulsion and ZeiglerÈNatta polymerizations. The accounts are largely qual- itative but the reader gains a good indication of the basic fea- tures of each process. Readers with a basic grasp of chemistry and mathematics, will Ðnd this book a useful aid in coming to terms with the essentials of polymerization processes. There are a few points of detail with which the reviewer did not agree, but that does not detract from the value of the book. It can be recom- mended to students, by teachers of university courses in materials and chemical engineering, because it provides a treatment that is not found in many other books. The book is well bound, the layout of the text is good and the illustrations are clear. There is an unusually wide margin on the left-hand side of each page. The publishers may have included this for personal annotation but it increases the size (and probably the cost) of the book. Even so, the book is good value for money. W. B. Brooks plasticsÈfundamentals and applications Metallized Edited by K. L. Mittal. Marcel Dekker, New York, 1998. pp. xiv ] 273, price US$175. ISBN 0-8247-9925-9 This book is based on a conference on “Metallized PlasticsÏ which was held in Hawaii in 1993 by the Electrochemical Society. It covered a broad spectrum of topics and contains 28 papers from all over the world, split into three sections ; metal- lization techniques and the properties of metal deposits, inves- tigation of interfacial interactions and plastic surface modiÐcation and adhesion aspects of metallized plastics. Metallization of plastics is an area which has recently undergone a renaissance in terms of methods of thin Ðlm preparation, characterization and application. Novel tech- niques in terms of vapour phase deposition, electrodeless deposition and more conventional metallic deposition methods are described, involving a polyimide, polyethylene terephthalate and polytetraÑuoroethylene. Because of increas- ing interest in this area, due to its importance in a wide range of electronic applications, a broad range of sophisticated surface analytical techniques allows a detailed understanding of the nature of interactions between the metal atoms to be probed, and the results compared with theoretical prediction. One of the most important issues in relation to metallized sur- faces is the strength of the polymerÈmetal interface. Use of plasma treatment to improve adhesion as well as novel methods of measurement of the adhesive strength are described. The topic of metallized plastics is a specialized area : this volume makes an important contribution to the literature on this topic and should be read by all those involved in the use of plastics in electronic applications. A. R. Pethrick POLYMER INTERNATIONAL VOL. 46, NO. 2, 1998
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158 Book reviews
This volume contains a focused and comprehensive survey ofthe salient features of synthesis, characterization of electricaland mechanical properties and the relation of these topics tothe morphology and their applications. The Ðnal chapter isconcerned with the integration of these materials into devicestructures and the use of host matrices as supporting media.
This is a valuable addition to the literature on conductingelectroactive polymers and can be strongly recommended tothose interested in the potential of organic materials for elec-troactive applications. It is a truly practically orientated textwithout the detailed theoretical physics content which hasdominated most of the books published on this topic.
A.R. Pethrick
process modelingPolymerizationNeil A. Dotson, Rafael Galva� n, Robert L. Laurence, MatthewTirrell.VCH, Cambridge, UK, 1996.pp. 371] xvi, price DM128.ISBN 1-56081-693-7
In their preface, the authors say that this book is based onmaterial that can be used for senior students or graduate stu-dents and it is not intended as a review book for the practisingpolymerization engineer. There are seven chapters whichcover many important aspects of polymerization processes.Each chapter includes a substantial, up-to-date, list of refer-ences and a set of problems for the reader.
The Ðrst chapter describes distinctive features of polymersincluding molecular structure and physical behaviour, intro-ducing ideas important for dealing with substances with largeand variable molecular sizes. This is followed by a chapter onstep growth polymerization that presents both the fundamen-tal chemistry and a mathematical treatment which facilitates agood quantitative understanding of this polymerization type.The reaction kinetics and methodology for treating degrees ofpolymerization in step growth systems are comprehensive.
Essential characteristics of chain growth polymerization arepresented in chapter 3, which includes the consequences of gele†ects in free-radical systems. Copolymerization, both free-radical and step growth, is treated separately in Chapter 4.Here again, the authors show how quantitative expressionscan be developed and used. Non-linear polymerization is notan easy subject to present systematically, but Chapter 5 pro-vides a balanced mix of qualitative description and quantitat-ive representation. Chapter 6 describes polymerizationreactors, showing some of the e†ects of mixing in reactors andhow various basic reactor types can be used for poly-merization processes. The account of heterogeneous poly-merization, in Chapter 7, includes suspension, emulsion andZeiglerÈNatta polymerizations. The accounts are largely qual-itative but the reader gains a good indication of the basic fea-tures of each process.
Readers with a basic grasp of chemistry and mathematics,will Ðnd this book a useful aid in coming to terms with theessentials of polymerization processes. There are a few pointsof detail with which the reviewer did not agree, but thatdoes not detract from the value of the book. It can be recom-mended to students, by teachers of university courses inmaterials and chemical engineering, because it provides atreatment that is not found in many other books. The book iswell bound, the layout of the text is good and the illustrationsare clear. There is an unusually wide margin on the left-handside of each page. The publishers may have included this forpersonal annotation but it increases the size (and probably thecost) of the book. Even so, the book is good value for money.
W.B. Brooks
plasticsÈfundamentals and applicationsMetallizedEdited by K. L. Mittal.Marcel Dekker, New York, 1998.pp. xiv] 273, price US$175.ISBN 0-8247-9925-9
This book is based on a conference on “Metallized PlasticsÏwhich was held in Hawaii in 1993 by the ElectrochemicalSociety. It covered a broad spectrum of topics and contains 28papers from all over the world, split into three sections ; metal-lization techniques and the properties of metal deposits, inves-tigation of interfacial interactions and plastic surfacemodiÐcation and adhesion aspects of metallized plastics.
Metallization of plastics is an area which has recentlyundergone a renaissance in terms of methods of thin Ðlmpreparation, characterization and application. Novel tech-niques in terms of vapour phase deposition, electrodelessdeposition and more conventional metallic depositionmethods are described, involving a polyimide, polyethyleneterephthalate and polytetraÑuoroethylene. Because of increas-ing interest in this area, due to its importance in a wide rangeof electronic applications, a broad range of sophisticatedsurface analytical techniques allows a detailed understandingof the nature of interactions between the metal atoms to beprobed, and the results compared with theoretical prediction.One of the most important issues in relation to metallized sur-faces is the strength of the polymerÈmetal interface. Use ofplasma treatment to improve adhesion as well as novelmethods of measurement of the adhesive strength aredescribed.
The topic of metallized plastics is a specialized area : thisvolume makes an important contribution to the literature onthis topic and should be read by all those involved in the useof plastics in electronic applications.
A.R. Pethrick
POLYMER INTERNATIONAL VOL. 46, NO. 2, 1998
