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Introduction to Polymer Chemistry
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Ideal for undergraduate students studying chemistry or materials science, especially those focusing on polymer chemistry and sustainable materials.
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Introduction to Polymer Chemistry provides undergraduate students with a much-needed, well-rounded presentation of the principles and applications of natural, synthetic, inorganic, and organic polymers.
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Introduction to Polymer Chemistry provides undergraduate students with a much-needed, well-rounded presentation of the principles and applications of natural, synthetic, inorganic, and organic polymers. With an emphasis on the environment and green chemistry and materials, this fourth edition continues to provide detailed coverage of natural and synthetic giant molecules, inorganic and organic polymers, elastomers, adhesives, coatings, fibres, plastics, blends, caulks, composites, and ceramics.
Building on undergraduate work in foundational courses, the text fulfils the American Chemical Society Committee on Professional Training (ACS CPT) in-depth course requirement.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781498737616
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 11 January 2017
Country: United States
Imprint: CRC Press Inc
Edition: 4th edition
Illustration: 350 Illustrations, color
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Width: 210.0mm
Height: 280.0mm
Weight: 1762g
Pages: 588
About the Author
Charles E. Carraher, Jr. is Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton. Recognized as Outstanding Chemist in the Southeast USA (1992) by the American Chemical Society and the recipient of a distinguished Service Award for his efforts in science education (1995) from the ACSβs Divisions of Polymer Chemistry and Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering, he is a Fellow of the American Institutes of Chemists (1975), Polymeric Materials (2006), Polymer Chemistry (2010) and the American Chemical Society (2010). Currently, he serves as Cochair of the ACSβs joint Polymer Education Committee, on the Board of the Intersocietal Polymer Education Committee and has been a member of the ACSβs Committee on Professional Training (CPT). He is associate editor of the Journal of Polymeric Materials and on the board of the Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials and the International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials. The author or coauthor of over 80 books and over 1100 articles, he has chaired/cochaired numerous national and international symposia. His research has led to the synthesis of over 75 new families of polymers. In 1984, he received the Outstanding Scientist and Engineering Award from the Engineers and Scientists Affiliate Societies Council for his work in science education and research, and in 1992 the Saltarilli Sigma Xi Award for his research efforts. Dr. Carraher was the recipient of the 2002 Distinguished Researcher Award from Allied Technologies. In 2016 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Award in Polymer Science by the Polymer Division.
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