Handbook of Engineering and Specialty Thermoplastics, Volume 4

List of Contributors xi

1. Engineering and Specialty Thermoplastics: Nylons 1
P. M. Visakh and Sabu Thomas

1.1 Polyamide-imides 1

1.2 Polyetherimide (PEI) 2

1.3 Poly(Ether-Block-Amide) 2

1.4 Aromatic Polyamides 3

1.5 Polyaniline 5

1.6 Polyimides 6

1.7 New Challenges and Opportunities 8

References 9

2. Polyamide Imide 11
Zulkifl i Ahmad

2.1 Introduction and History 11

2.2 Polymerization 13

2.3 Properties 19

2.4 Processing 27

2.5 Applications 30

2.6 Recent development on blends and composite 33

2.7 Conclusions 38

Refernces 38

3. Polyphthalamides 43
J. I. Iribarren, C. Aleman, J. Puiggali

3.1 Introduction and History 43

3.2 Polymerization and Fabrication 47

3.3 Properties 53

3.4 Chemical Stability 61

3.5 Processing 66

3.6 Applications 68

3.7 Developments in polyphthalamide based blends and composites and their applications 71

References 75

4. Polyetherimide 79
Sabrina Carraccio, Concetto Puglisi, and Giorgio Montaudo

4.1 Introduction and Hystory 79

4.2 Polymerization 82

4.3 Properties 88

4.4 Stability 92

4.5 Special Additives 99

4.6 Processing 99

4.7 Applications 101

4.8 Environmental Impact and Recycling 102

4.9 Recent Developments in Polyetherimides Based Blends and Composities 102

References 105

5. Poly(ether-block-amide) Copolymers, Properties and Applications
111
Annarosa Gugliuzza

5.1 Introduction 111

5.2 Synthesis and Micro-phase Separated Morphology 113

5.3 Nomenclature, Properties and Relevant Area Applications 117

5.4 Compounding and Special Additives 122

5.5 Environmental Impact and Recycling 123

5.6 Poly ether-block-amides Membrane in Separation Processes 124

5.7 Poly(ether-block-amide) Membranes in Food 133

5.8 Concluding Remarks 135

References 136

6. Aromatic Polyamides (Aramids) 141
Jose M. Garcia, Felix C. Garcia, Felipe Serna, and Jose L. de la Pena

6.1 Introduction and History 142

6.2 Polymerization and Fabrication 145

6.3 Properties 149

6.4 Chemical Stability 154

6.5 Special Additives 154

6.6 Processing 157

6.7 Applications 158

6.8 Environmental Impact and Recycling 161

6.9 Recent Developments in Aromatic Polyamides and their Applications 162

7. Polyaniline 183
Melek Kiristi and Aysegul Uygun

7.1 Introduction and History 183

7.2 Polymerization and Fabrication 184

7.3 Properties 186

7.4 Chemical Stability 188

7.5 Compounding and Special Additives 189

7.6 Processing 195

7.7 Applications 197

7.8 Environmental Impact and Recycling 202

7.9 Recent Developments in Polyaniline Based Blends and Composites and their Applications 203

References 205

8. Polyimides: Synathesis, Properties, Characterization and Applications 211
Abdolreza Hajipour, Fatemeh Rafiee, Ghobad Azizi

8.1 Introduction 211

8.2 Synthesis and Properties of Polyimides 213

8.3 Characterization and Analysis of Polyimides 258

8.4 Applications 261

References 277

Index 289