Billmeyer F.W.R. Textbook of Polymer Science

3rd edition. — Wiley, 1984. — 555 p.In revising the Textbook of Polymer Science, I have reached the conclusion that many of the basic principles of polymer science are now well established Examples are the kinetics of condensation and free-radlcal addition polymerization In areas such as these, the reader will find only minor changes from the 1962 edition Elsewhere the revision has been more extensive Much new material has been added, particularly in areas still under rapid development This has had to be counterbalanced by the omission of an equivalent amount of material that no longer represents the current state of our knowledge, or was of lesser or only historical interest, in order to keep the length (and price) of the volume in hand.
The actual arnngement of material has undergone little change Chapters 1--4 now comprise Part I, dealing with introductory concepts and the characterization of macromolecules Important additions in this section include discussion of solubility parameters, free-volume theories of polymer solution thermodynamics, gel permeation chromatography, vapor-phase osmometry, and scanning electron microscopy, with extensive revision of many other sections.
Part I1 (Chapters 5-7) deals with the structure and properties of bulk polymers and includes considerable revision of parts of Chapter 5, where a few of the concepts of crystallinity in polymers, new in 1962, have had to be modified as our knowledge in this area has grown Chapter 7 has been revised in order of presentation, with considerable new material added.
The format and content of Part 111, concerned with polymerization kinetics, have been revised primarily for the citation of'recent advances and new references. The
exception lies in Chapter 10, whose topic is ionic and coordination polymerization, in which field many of'the concepts new in 1962 have now reached a stage of further elucidation and acceptance.The Science of Large MoleculesPolymerization
Step-Reaction (Condensation) Polymerization
Radical Chain (Addition) Polymerization
Ionic and Coordination Chain (Addition) Polymerization
Copolymerization
Polymerization Conditions and Polymer ReactionsCharacterization
Polymer Solutions
Measurement of Molecular Weight and Size
Analysis and Testing of PolymersSructure and properties
Morphology and Order in Crystalline Polymers
Rheology and the Mechanical Properties of Polymers
Polymer Structure and Physical PropertiesProperties of commercial polymers
Hydrocarbon Plastics and Elastomers
Other Carbon-Chain Polymers
Heterochain T'hermoplastics
Thermosetting ResinsPolymer processing
Plastics Technology
Fiber Technology
Elastomer Technology