Polymer , generally

In the concluding chapters we again consider assemblies of molecules—this time, polymers surrounded by solvent molecules which are comparable in size to the repeat units of the polymer. Generally speaking, our efforts are directed toward solutions which are relatively dilute with respect to the polymeric solute. The reason for this is the same reason that dilute solutions are widely considered in discussions of ionic or low molecular weight solutes, namely, solute-solute interactions are either negligible or at least minimal under these conditions. 

Athermal mixing is expected in the case of 61 - 62. Since polymers generally decompose before evaporating, the definition 6 = (AUy/V°) is not useful for polymers. There are noncalorimetric methods for identifying athermal solutions, however, so the 6 value of a polymer is equated to that of the solvent for such a system to estimate the CED for the polymer. The fact that a range of 6 values is shown for the polymers in Table 8.2 indicates the margin of uncertainty associated with this approach. 

Inherently Conducting Polymers. Conducting polymers are polymers with a pi-electron backbone capable of passing an electrical current. These polymers generally are not sufficiently conductive as neat polymers but require the inclusion of an oxidi2ing or reducing agent (dopant) to render them conductive. 

This, the mass per unit volume, is a function of the weight of individual molecules and the way they pack. The hydrocarbons do not possess heavy atoms and therefore the mass of the molecule per unit volume is rather low. Amorphous hydrocarbon polymers generally have specific gravities of 0.86-1.05. Where large atoms are present, e.g. chlorine atoms, the mass per unit volume is higher and so PVC, a substantially amorphous polymer, has a specific gravity of about 1.4. 

Synthetic, nonionic polymers generally elute with little or no adsorption on TSK-PW columns. Characterization of these polymers has been demonstrated successfully using four types of on-line detectors. These include differential refractive index (DRI), differential viscometry (DV), FALLS, and MALLS detection (4-8). Absolute molecular weight, root mean square (RMS) radius of gyration, conformational coefficients, and intrinsic viscosity distributions have... 

Innumerable derivatives have been prepared by the standard techniques of organic chemistry. The organosilanes tend to be much more reactive than their carbon analogues, particularly towards hydrolysis, ammonoly-sis. and alcoholysis. Further condensation to cyclic oligomers or linear polymers generally ensues, e.g. ... 

Visible and UV spectrophotometric techniques are most convenient for studying the polymer and various oxidation states of plutonium. The spectra of the plutonium states and the procedure for resolution of the concentrations were previously described (9 ). Changes in the relative concentrations of the oxidation states and of the polymer generally are determined from corresponding changes in the spectra and a comparison of the changes to standard spectra of the various states. These techniques have been used exclusively for studying the photochemistry of aqueous plutonium. 

Compared with the aromatic electrophilic substitution approach, the SNAr approach general requires higher reaction temperatures. The polymers generally have well-defined structures. Therefore, it is more facile to control the structures of die products. In addition, it is more tolerable to some reactive functional groups, which makes it possible to synthesize reactive-group end-capped prepolymers and functional copolymers using functional monomers. 

Hyperbranched polymers generally have very low melt and indinsic viscosities. The large number of chain-end functional groups present in hyperbranched macromolecules have also been shown to dramatically affect physical properties... 

Polymers generally do not have definite molecular masses because there is no fixed point at which the chainlengthening process will cease. There is no fixed molar mass, only an average molar mass. Because there is no one unique compound, there is no one unique melting point, rather a range of melting points. 

Many polymers show partial crystallinity. This is apparent from the study of X-ray diffraction patterns, which for polymers generally show both the sharp features associated with crystalline regions as well as less well-defined features which are characteristic of disordered substances with liquid-like arrangements of molecules. The co-existence of crystalline and amorphous regions is typical of the behaviour of crystalline polymers. 

These polymers generally comprise a hydrophilic substituent in a ratio corresponding to the required hydrophilicity, and an active principle either grafted or merely trapped in the polymeric... 

For the most part, plastics are man-made since very few plcistlcs are natural, i.e.- nature-made. Natural plastics include large molecular-wei t proteins and similar molecules. Man-made plastics can be classified as either thermoplastic or thermosetting. Each class derives its physical properties from the effects of application of heat, the former becoming "plastic" (that is- it becomes soft and tends to flow) while the latter becomes less "plastic" and tends to remain in a softened state. This difference in change of state derives from the actual nature of the chemical bonds in the polymer. Thermoplastic polymers generally consist of molecules composed of many monomeric units. A good example is that of polyethylene where the monomeric unit is -(CH2-CH2)-. The molecule is linear... 

Epoxy (Anhydride-Cured) Epoxy resins may be crosslinked with various anhydrides by using a tertiary amine accelerator and heat. These cured polymers generally have good chemical resistance especially to acids. 

Analytical techniques for the quantitative determination of additives in polymers generally fall into two classes indirect (or destructive) and direct (or nondestructive). Destructive methods require an irreversible alteration to the sample so that the additive can be removed from the plastic material for subsequent detention. This chapter separates the additive wheat from the polymer chaff , and deals with sample preparation techniques for indirect analysis. 

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