Author(s): Philippe Dubois (Editor), Olivier Coulembier (Editor), Jean-Marie Raquez (Editor)
Publisher: Wiley-VCH
Publication Date: March 2, 2009
Edition: 1st
Language: English
Print length: 425 pages
ISBN-10: 9783527319534
ISBN-13: 9783527319534
Book Description
This comprehensive, truly one-stop reference discusses monomers, methods, stereochemistry, industrial applications and more. Chapters written by internationally acclaimed experts in their respective fields cover both basic principles and up-to-date information, ranging from the controlled ring-opening polymerization methods to polymer materials of industrial interest. All main classes of monomers including heterocyclics, cyclic olefins and alkynes, and cycloalkanes, are discussed separately as well as their specificities regarding the ring-opening polymerization techniques, the mechanisms, the degree of control, the properties of the related polymers and their applications. The two last chapters are devoted to the implementation of green chemistry in ring-opening polymerization processes. Of much interest to chemists in academia and industry.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“This book edited by key researchers in the field gives considerable insight into the fundamentals and reaction mechanisms of ROP. … Useful for every researcher working in the field of ring-opening polymerization, as well as for teachers and students.” (Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2009)
From the Inside Flap
Polymers and Copolymers obtained by ring-opening polymerization comprise a large portion of the engineering plastics industry and are used for preparation of many specialty materials, such as Nylon 6 and poly(propylene oxide). Written by internationally acclaimed experts in their respective fields, this comprehensive, one-stop reference discusses cyclic monomers, polymerization methods, stereochemistry, industrial applications and more. All the main classes of monomers are discussed separately, together with their specifities regarding the ring-opening polymerization techniques, the mechanisms, the degree of control, the properties of the related polymers and their applications.
From the Back Cover
Polymers and Copolymers obtained by ring-opening polymerization comprise a large portion of the engineering plastics industry and are used for preparation of many specialty materials, such as Nylon 6 and poly(propylene oxide). Written by internationally acclaimed experts in their respective fields, this comprehensive, one-stop reference discusses cyclic monomers, polymerization methods, stereochemistry, industrial applications and more. All the main classes of monomers are discussed separately, together with their specifities regarding the ring-opening polymerization techniques, the mechanisms, the degree of control, the properties of the related polymers and their applications.
About the Author
Philippe Dubois received his PhD degree from University of Liege. In 1997 he moved to University of Mons-Hainaut (UMH) where he obtained the chair of macromolecular chemistry and directed the Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials. He has co-authored more than 350 peer-reviewed publications and is co-inventor of 40 patents. He co-edited 5 books. In 2007 he became Director of of The Center of Innovation and Research in Materials and Polymers (CIRMAP) at UMH. He is currently past-president of the Belgian Royal Chemical Society (president in 2006-2007) and scientific director of Materia Nova research center in Mons.
Olivier Coulembier received his PhD degree from University of Mons-Hainaut, Belgium in 2005 and joined the University of Stanford (United States) for his postdoctoral research in 2006. He is currently Research Associate by Belgian F.R.S.-FNRS in the Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials (Professor Philippe Dubois) at University of Mons-Hainaut. His main activities are focused on the (non)organometallic ring-opening polymerization of cyclic monomers. He has authored 24 scientific papers in international journals.
Jean-Marie Raquez, PhD in chemistry um UMH, Belgium, is currently postdoctoral researcher by Belgian F.R.S.-FNRS and works in the Laboratory of Polymeric and Composites Materials (Professor Philippe Dubois) at University of Mons-Hainaut (UMH) in Mons, Belgium. He has authored 12 scientific papers and 5 US patents in Materials Technology including macromolecular synthesis and reactive processing. In 2004, he joined the Michigan State University, USa, for his postdoctoral research.
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