Opportunities for Fluoropolymers: Synthesis, Characterization, Processing, Simulation and Recycling

Fluoropolymers are very unique materials. Since the middle of the twentieth century fluoropolymers have been used in applications where a wide temperature range, a high resistance to aggressive media, excellent tribological characteristics, and specific low adhesion are required. Today, researchers turn to fluoropolymers to solve new challenges and to develop materials with previously unattainable properties.

Opportunities for Fluoropolymers: Synthesis, Characterization, Processing, Simulation and Recycling covers recent developments in fluoropolymers, including synthesis of new copolymers, strategies for radical polymerization of fluoromonomers (conventional or controlled; RDRP), and the modification of fluoropolymers to achieve desired material characteristics. This volume in the Progress in Fluorine Science series is ideal for researchers and engineers who want to learn about the synthetic strategies, properties, and recycling of these special polymers, as well as industrial manufacturers who are interested in achieving new product characteristics in their respective industries.

Written by a global team of fluoropolymer expertsIncludes conventional techniques of radical polymerization and more modern controlled polymerization techniquesCovers nanocomposites, which are of interest to researchers and industrial manufacturers of fluoropolymers

1. Semi–fluorinated Aromatic Ether Polymers via Step-growth Polymerization of Fluoroalkenes
2. Iodine transfer emulsion polymerizations of vinylidene fluoride
3. Fluorinated compounds as mediators in controlled radical polymerization
4. Specifics of the Mn2(CO)10 Photomediated Synthesis of PVDF Block Copolymers
5. Fluoropolymers by initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition (iCVD)
6. Supramolecular structure of gamma-irradiated polytetrafluoroethylene
7. Preparation and applications of fluoroalkyl end-capped oligomeric composites
8. Fluoropolymers for water/oil separation
9. PVDF-based Shape Memory Materials
10. Manufacturing Strategies in Fluorinated Polymers and Composites
11. Mineralization of Fluoropolymers Using Subcritical Water