Drawing from over 800 original papers, this one-of-a-kind resource provides the first complete book on enthalpies of solution, mixing, and dilution for polymer—solvent systems. It contains 620 data sets on enthalpies of mixing or intermediary enthalpies of dilution, 970 data sets for polymer partial enthalpies of mixing or solution at infinite dilution, and 180 inverse gas-liquid chromatography tables. Special appendices allow the researcher to access specific systems and data easily.

From the Preface: “Knowledge of thermodynamic data of polymer solutions is a necessity for industrial and laboratory processes. Furthermore, such data serve as essential tools for understanding the physical behavior of polymer solutions, for studying intermolecular interactions, and for gaining insights into the molecular nature of mixtures. They also provide the necessary basis for any developments of theoretical thermodynamic models. Scientists and engineers in academic and industrial research need such data and will benefit from a careful collection of existing data...”

Target Audience: Polymer chemists, biochemists, chemical engineers, materials scientists, and physical chemists in industrial, laboratory, or academic environments.

Brief Table of Contents:

Introduction

Enthalpies of Mixing or Intermediary Enthalpies of Dilution

Polymer Partial Enthalpies of Mixing (At Definitive Dilution) or Polymer (First) Integral Enthalpies of Solution

Solvent Partial Enthalpies of Mixing Measured by Calorimetry

Partial Molar Enthalpies of Mixing at Infinite Dilution of Solvents and Enthalpies of Solution of Gases/Vapors of Solvents in Molten Polymers from Inverse Gas-Liquid Chromatography (IGC)

Table of Systems for Additional Information on Enthalpy Effects in Polymer Solutions

Appendix 1: List of Polymers in Alphabetical Order

Appendix 2: List of Systems and Properties in Order of the Polymers

Appendix 3: List of Solvents in Alphabetical Order

Appendix 4: List of Solvents in Order of Their Molecular Formulas

Index