Handbook of Engineering and Specialty Thermoplastics, Volume 4

Sabu Thomas is a Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering at the School of Chemical Sciences, as well as the Director of Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, India. He received his PhD in 1987 in Polymer Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London and a member of the American Chemical Society. He has been¿ranked no 5 in India with regard to the number of publications (most productive scientists). He also received the coveted Sukumar Maithy Award for the best polymer researcher in the country for the year 2008. The research group of Prof. Thomas has received numerous awards and honors for excellent work in polymer science and engineering. Visakh, P.M is a Research Fellow at the School of Chemical Science Mahatma Gandhi University. He has co-edited several books with Sabu Thomas and has written many journal articles and book chapters. His research interests include polymer nanocomposites, bio-nanocomposites, liquid crystalline polymers, rubber based nanocomposites, and fire retardant polymers.

• List of Contributors xi 1. Engineering and Specialty Thermoplastics: Nylons 1P. M. Visakh and Sabu Thomas1.1 Polyamide-imides 11.2 Polyetherimide (PEI) 21.3 Poly(Ether-Block-Amide) 21.4 Aromatic Polyamides 31.5 Polyaniline 51.6 Polyimides 61.7 New Challenges and Opportunities 8References 92. Polyamide Imide 11Zulkifl i Ahmad2.1 Introduction and History 112.2 Polymerization 132.3 Properties 192.4 Processing 272.5 Applications 302.6 Recent development on blends and composite 332.7 Conclusions 38Refernces 383. Polyphthalamides 43J. I. Iribarren, C. Alemán, J. Puiggali3.1 Introduction and History 433.2 Polymerization and Fabrication 473.3 Properties 533.4 Chemical Stability 613.5 Processing 663.6 Applications 683.7 Developments in polyphthalamide based blends and composites and their applications 71References 754. Polyetherimide 79Sabrina Carraccio, Concetto Puglisi, and Giorgio Montaudo4.1 Introduction and Hystory 794.2 Polymerization 824.3 Properties 884.4 Stability 924.5 Special Additives 994.6 Processing 994.7 Applications 1014.8 Environmental Impact and Recycling 1024.9 Recent Developments in Polyetherimides Based Blends and Composities 102References 1055. Poly(ether-block-amide) Copolymers, Properties and Applications111Annarosa Gugliuzza5.1 Introduction 1115.2 Synthesis and Micro-phase Separated Morphology 1135.3 Nomenclature, Properties and Relevant Area Applications 1175.4 Compounding and Special Additives 1225.5 Environmental Impact and Recycling 1235.6 Poly ether-block-amides Membrane in Separation Processes 1245.7 Poly(ether-block-amide) Membranes in Food 1335.8 Concluding Remarks 135References 1366. Aromatic Polyamides (Aramids) 141José M. García, Félix C. García, Felipe Serna, and José L. de la Peña6.1 Introduction and History 1426.2 Polymerization and Fabrication 1456.3 Properties 1496.4 Chemical Stability 1546.5 Special Additives 1546.6 Processing 1576.7 Applications 1586.8 Environmental Impact and Recycling 1616.9 Recent Developments in Aromatic Polyamides and their Applications 1627. Polyaniline 183Melek Kiristi and Aysegul Uygun7.1 Introduction and History 1837.2 Polymerization and Fabrication 1847.3 Properties 1867.4 Chemical Stability 1887.5 Compounding and Special Additives 1897.6 Processing 1957.7 Applications 1977.8 Environmental Impact and Recycling 2027.9 Recent Developments in Polyaniline Based Blends and Composites and their Applications 203References 2058. Polyimides: Synathesis, Properties, Characterization and Applications 211Abdolreza Hajipour, Fatemeh Rafiee, Ghobad Azizi8.1 Introduction 2118.2 Synthesis and Properties of Polyimides 2138.3 Characterization and Analysis of Polyimides 2588.4 Applications 261References 277Index 289

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