Man-Made Fibers: Polymer Formation Processes

Fibers, pp. 413–429

Abstract

The extraction of the raw materials required to produce polymers is explained for oil, coal and gas as well as cellulose and protein. All relevant polymer synthesis processes (polymerization, polycondensation, polyaddition) are described in detail with many figures regarding the actual polymer formation, the dependency of the degree of polymerization and the molecular weight distribution on the reaction conditions. Grafting and copolymers as well as additivation methods conclude the chapter.

Authors 1

1. Dieter Veit corresponding Aachen Institut für Textiltechnik

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Institut für Textiltechnik, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany