Front Cover -- Polymer Synthesis and Characterization: A Laboratory Manual -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- SCALE OF OPERATIONS AND MONITORING OF REACTIONS -- SAFETY -- WASTE DISPOSAL -- LABORATORY RECORDS/NOTEBOOKS -- Section I: Polymer Synthesis -- CHAPTER A. POLYMERIZATION OF STYRENE -- INTRODUCTION -- Experiment 1. Preparation of Polystyrene by a Free Radical Polymerization Process -- INTRODUCTION -- APPLICABILITY -- SAFETY PRECAUTIONS -- APPARATUS -- REAGENTS AND MATERIALS -- PROCEDURE -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Experiment 2. Preparation of Polystyrene by an Emulsion Polymerization Process -- INTRODUCTION -- APPARATUS -- REAGENTS AND MATERIALS -- SAFETY PRECAUTIONS -- PROCEDURE -- NOTE -- REFERENCES -- Experiment 3. Preparation of Polystyrene by an Anionic Polymerization Method -- INTRODUCTION -- APPLICABILITY -- SAFETY PRECAUTIONS -- APPARATUS -- REAGENTS AND MATERIALS -- PROCEDURE -- REFERENCES -- Experiment 4. Preparation of Polystyrene by a Cationic Polymerization Process -- INTRODUCTION -- APPLICABILITY -- SAFETY PRECAUTIONS -- APPARATUS -- REAGENTS AND MATERIALS -- PROCEDURE -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER B. POLYMERIZATION OF ACRYLIC ESTERS -- INTRODUCTION -- REACTANTS AND REACTION CONDITIONS -- PROCEDURES -- REFERENCES -- Experiment 5. Bulk Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate: A Test Tube Demonstration -- INTRODUCTION -- SAFETY PRECAUTIONS -- APPARATUS -- REAGENTS AND MATERIALS -- PROCEDURE -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Experiment 6. Suspension Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate -- INTRODUCTION -- SAFETY PRECAUTIONS -- APPARATUS -- REAGENTS AND MATERIALS -- PROCEDURE -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Experiment 7. Redox Emulsion Polymerization of Ethyl Acrylate -- INTRODUCTION -- SAFETY PRECAUTIONS -- APPARATUS -- REAGENTS AND MATERIALS -- PROCEDURE -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER C. POLYAMIDES -- INTRODUCTION.

REFERENCES -- Experiment 8. Preparation of Poly(hexamethylenesebacamide) (Nylon 6-10) by an Interfacial Polymerization Technique -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- SAFETY PRECAUTIONS -- APPARATUS -- REAGENTS AND MATERIALS -- PROCEDURE -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER D. POLYESTERS -- INTRODUCTION -- REFERENCES -- Experiment 9. Preparation of Poly(l,4-butylene isophthalate) -- INTRODUCTION -- SAFETY PRECAUTIONS -- APPARATUS -- REAGENTS AND MATERIALS -- PROCEDURE -- NOTE -- REFERENCE -- CHAPTER E. EPOXY RESINS -- INTRODUCTION -- SAFETY PRECAUTIONS -- ANALYSIS OF EPOXY RESINS -- CONDENSATION-ELIMINATION REACTIONS -- CURING-POLYMERIZATION REACTIONS OF EPOXY COMPOUNDS AND RESINS -- REFERENCES -- Experiment 10. Preparation of a Cured Epoxy Resin by the Room Temperature Reaction of Bisphenol A Diglycidyl Ether with Polyamines -- SAFETY PRECAUTIONS -- APPARATUS -- REAGENTS AND MATERIALS -- PROCEDURE -- REPORT -- NOTES -- CHAPTER F. POLYMERIZATION OF VINYL ACETATE -- INTRODUCTION -- Experiment 11. Seeded Emulsion Terpolymerization of Vinyl Acetate, Butyl Acrylate, and Vinyl Neodecanoate with Gradual Monomer and Initiator Additions -- PRINCIPLE -- COMPOSITION -- SAFETY PRECAUTIONS -- APPARATUS -- REAGENTS AND MATERIALS -- PROCEDURE -- REPORT -- REFERENCE -- Experiment 12. Preparation of Poly(viny1 alcohol) by the Alcoholysis of Poly(viny1 acetate) -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- APPLICABILITY -- SAFETY PRECAUTIONS -- APPARATUS -- REAGENTS AND MATERIALS -- PROCEDURE -- NOTE -- REFERENCES -- Section II: Polymer Characterization -- Experiment 13. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance -- INTRODUCTION -- PRINCIPLES -- ACCURACY AND PRECISION -- SAFETY PRECAUTIONS -- APPARATUS -- REAGENTS AND MATERIALS -- PROCEDURE -- CALCULATIONS -- REPORT -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Experiment 14. Infrared Spectroscopy -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- APPLICABILITY -- ACCURACY AND PRECISION.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS -- APPARATUS -- REAGENTS AND MATERIALS -- PROCEDURE -- FUNDAMENTAL EQUATION -- CALCULATIONS -- REPORT -- REFERENCES -- Experiment 15. Thermogravimetric Analysis -- INTRODUCTION -- PRINCIPLE -- APPLICABILITY -- ACCURACY AND PRECISION -- SAFETY PRECAUTIONS -- APPARATUS -- REAGENTS AND MATERIALS -- PROCEDURE -- Experiment 15a. Polymer Fingerprinting -- PURPOSE -- Experiment 15b. Polymer Degradation in Different Atmospheres -- FUNDAMENTAL EQUATIONS -- CALCULATIONS -- REPORT -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Experiment 16. Differential Scanning Calorimetry -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- APPLICATIONS -- ACCURACY AND PRECISION -- SAFETY PRECAUTIONS -- APPARATUS -- REAGENTS AND MATERIALS -- PREPARATION -- PROCEDURE -- FUNDAMENTAL EQUATIONS -- CALCULATIONS -- REPORT -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Experiment 17. Dilute Solution Viscosity of Polymers -- INTRODUCTION -- PRINCIPLE -- APPLICABILITY -- ACCURACY AND PRECISION -- SAFETY PRECAUTIONS -- APPARATUS -- REAGENTS AND MATERIALS -- PREPARATION -- PROCEDURE -- FUNDAMENTAL EQUATIONS -- CALCULATIONS -- REPORT -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Experiment 18. Gel Permeation Chromatography -- INTRODUCTION -- THEORY -- APPLICABILITY -- ACCURACY AND PRECISION -- SAFETY PRECAUTIONS -- APPARATUS -- REAGENTS AND MATERIALS -- PREPARATION -- PROCEDURE -- FUNDAMENTAL EQUATIONS -- CALCULATIONS -- REPORT -- REFERENCES -- Experiment 19. Light Scattering -- INTRODUCTION -- THEORY -- APPLICABILITY -- ACCURACY AND PRECISION -- SAFETY PRECAUTIONS -- APPARATUS -- REAGENTS AND MATERIALS -- PREPARATION -- PROCEDURE -- FUNDAMENTAL EQUATIONS -- CALCULATIONS -- REPORT -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Experiment 20. End Group Analysis -- INTRODUCTION -- THEORY -- APPLICABILITY -- ACCURACY AND PRECISION -- SAFETY PRECAUTIONS -- APPARATUS -- REAGENTS AND MATERIALS -- SAMPLE PREPARATION -- PROCEDURE -- FUNDAMENTAL EQUATIONS -- CALCULATIONS.

REPORT -- NOTE -- REFERENCES -- Experiment 21. X-Ray Diffraction -- INTRODUCTION -- PRINCIPLE -- APPLICABILITY -- ACCURACY AND PRECISION -- SAFETY PRECAUTIONS -- APPARATUS -- REAGENTS AND MATERIALS -- PREPARATION -- PROCEDURE -- FUNDAMENTAL EQUATIONS -- CALCULATIONS -- REPORT -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Experiment 22. Optical Microscopy -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- APPLICABILITY -- ACCURACY AND PRECISION -- SAFETY PRECAUTIONS -- APPARATUS -- REAGENTS AND MATERIALS -- PREPARATION -- PROCEDURE -- FUNDAMENTAL EQUATIONS -- CALCULATIONS -- REPORT -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Experiment 23. Dynamic Mechanical Analysis -- INTRODUCTION -- PRINCIPLE -- APPLICABLILITY -- ACCURACY AND PRECISION -- SAFETY PRECAUTIONS -- APPARATUS -- REAGENTS AND MATERIALS -- PREPARATION -- PROCEDURE -- FUNDAMENTAL EQUATIONS -- CALCULATIONS -- REPORT -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Index.