Handbook of Solvents, Volume 1

George Wypych has a Ph.D. in chemical engineering. His professional expertise includes both university teaching (full professor) and research and development. He has published 18 books, 47 scientific papers, and he has obtained 16 patents. He specializes in polymer additives, polymer processing and formulation, material durability and the development of sealants and coatings.

1. Introduction to Solvents
2. Solvent Effects on Chemical Systems
3. Molecular Design of Solvents
4. Basic Physical and Chemical Properties of Solvents
5. Definitions and Solvent Classification
6. Overview of Methods of Solvent Manufacture
7. Solvent Properties
8. Simple Solvent Characteristics
9. Effect of System Variables on Solubility
10. Solvation Dynamics
11. Methods for the Measurement of Solvent Activity of Polymer Solutions
12. Experimental Methods of Evaluation and Calculation of Solubility Parameters of Polymers and Solvents
13. Prediction of Solubility Parameter
14. Methods of Calculation of Solubility Parameters of Solvents and Polymers
15. Modern Views on Kinetics of Swelling of Crosslinked Elastomers in Solvents
16. Equilibrium Swelling in Binary Solvents
17. Swelling Data on Crosslinked Polymers in Solvents
18. Influence of Structure on Equilibrium Swelling
19. Effect of Strain on Swelling of Nanostructured Elastomers
20. Effects of Thermodynamic Parameters of Polymer-Solvent System on the Swelling Kinetics of Crosslinked Elastomers
21. Diffusion, Swelling, and Drying
22. Bubbles Dynamics and Boiling of Polymeric Solutions
23. Mixed Solvents
24. The Phenomenological Theory of Solvent Effects in Mixed Solvent Systems
25. General Concept of Acid-Base Interactions
26. Acid-Base Equilibria in Ionic Solvents (Ionic Melts)
27. Solvent Effects Based on Pure Solvent Scales
28. Acid/Base Properties of Solvents Mixtures
29. Solvent Effects on Electronic and Vibrational Spectra
30. Dielectric Solvent Effects on the Intensity of Light Absorption and the Radiative Rate Constant
31. Solvatochromic Behavior
32. Rheological Properties, Aggregation, Permeability, Molecular Structure, Crystallinity, and other Properties Affected by Solvents
33. Solvent Effects on Chemical Reactivity
34. Solvent Effects on Free Radical Polymerization