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Glossary .................................................................................................................... 182
Exercises ................................................................................................................... 183
Additional Reading .................................................................................................. 185

Chapter 6 Free Radical Chain Polymerization (Addition Polymerization) .............................. 187
6.1 Initiators for Free Radical Chain Polymerization ......................................... 187
6.2 Mechanism for Free Radical Chain Polymerization ..................................... 191
6.3 Chain Transfer ...............................................................................................197
6.4 Polymerization Techniques ...........................................................................200
6.5 Fluorine-Containing Polymers ......................................................................204
6.6 Polystyrene ....................................................................................................208
6.7 Poly(Vinyl Chloride) ..................................................................................... 210
6.8 Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) ............................................................................ 213
6.9 Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) and Poly(Vinyl Acetate) ............................................... 215
6.10 Polyacrylonitrile ............................................................................................ 216
6.11 Solid-State Irradiation Polymerization .......................................................... 217
6.12 Plasma Polymerizations ................................................................................. 218
6.13 Summary ....................................................................................................... 218
Glossary .................................................................................................................... 219
Exercises ...................................................................................................................220
Additional Reading .................................................................................................. 221

Chapter 7 Copolymerization .....................................................................................................223
7.1 Kinetics of Copolymerization .......................................................................223
7.2 Q-e Scheme ...................................................................................................228
7.3 Commercial Copolymers ...............................................................................229
7.4 Block Copolymers .........................................................................................230
7.5 Graft Copolymers ..........................................................................................232
7.6 Elastomers .....................................................................................................233
7.7 Thermoplastic Elastomers .............................................................................236
7.8 Blends ............................................................................................................237
7.8.1 Immiscible Blends............................................................................238
7.8.2 Miscible Blends................................................................................239
7.9 Fluoroelastomers ........................................................................................... 241
7.10 Nitrile Rubber ................................................................................................241
7.11 Acrylonitrile–Butadiene–Styrene Terpolymers ............................................242
7.12 EPDM Rubber ...............................................................................................243
7.13 Networks—General .......................................................................................243
7.14 Polymer Mixtures ..........................................................................................244
7.15 Dendrites .......................................................................................................245
7.16 Ionomers ........................................................................................................247
7.17 Viscosity Modifi ers .......................................................................................249
7.18 Summary ....................................................................................................... 251
Glossary ....................................................................................................................252
Exercises ...................................................................................................................253
Additional Reading ..................................................................................................254

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