Analytical Methods for Polymer Characterization

Analytical Methods for Polymer Characterization presents a collection of methods for polymer analysis. Topics include chromatographic methods (gas chromatography, inverse gas chromatography, and pyrolysis gas chromatography), mass spectrometry, spectroscopic methods (ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and nuclear magnetic resonance), thermal analysis (differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetry), microscopy methods (scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and atomic force microscopy), and x-ray diffraction. The author also discusses mechanical and dynamic mechanical properties.

1 Gas Chromatography and Inverse Gas Chromatography 2 Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry 3 Gel Permeation Chromatography 4 Spectroscopy 5 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 6 Thermal Analysis 7 Microscopic Analysis 8 X-Ray Diffraction Appendix I: Names of Analytical Methods and Abbreviations Appendix II: Names of Polymers and Abbreviations Appendix III: Infrared Spectra of Typical Polymers and Characteristic Peaks

Rui Yang, Ph.D., is an associate professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.