Kemmere M.F., Meyer Т. (Eds.) Supercritical Carbon Dioxide in Polymer Reaction Engineering

Wiley - VCH, 2005. - 358 pages.
Recently, supercritical fluids have emerged as more sustainable alternatives for the organic solvents often used in polymer processes. This is the first book emphasizing the potential of supercritical carbon dioxide for polymer processes from an engineering point of view. It develops a state-of-the-art overview on polymer fundamentals, polymerization reactions and polymer processing in supercritical carbon dioxide. The book covers topics in a multidisciplinary approach starting from polymer chemistry and thermodynamics, going through monitoring, polymerization processes and ending with polymer shaping and post-processing. The authors are internationally recognized experts from different fields in polymer reaction engineering in supercritical fluids. The book was initiated by the Working Party on Polymer Reaction Engineering of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering and further renowned international experts.Supercritical carbon dioxide for sustainable polymer processes
Phase behavior of polymer systems in high-pressure carbon dioxide
Transport properties of supercritical carbon dioxide
Kinetics of free-radical polymerization in homogeneous phase of supercritical carbon dioxide
Monitoring reactions in supercritical media
Heterogeneous polymerization in supercritical carbon dioxide
Inverse emulsion polymerization in carbon dioxide
Catalytic polymerization of olefins in supercritical carbon dioxide
Production of fluoropolymers in supercritical carbon dioxide
Polymer processing with supercritical fluids
Synthesis of advanced materials using supercritical fluids
Polymer extrusion with supercritical carbon dioxide
Chemical modification of polymers in supercritical carbon dioxide
Reduction of residual monomer in latex products using high-pressure carbon dioxide