Preface |
Glossary of symbols and abbreviations |
Principles of Heterogeneous Equilibrium / Part 1: |
Single-component systems / 1: |
Thermodynamic laws / 1.1: |
Conditions for equilibrium between phases / 1.2: |
Equilibrium curves / 1.3: |
Further remarks on the p(T) diagram / 1.4: |
Vapour/liquid equilibrium: p(V) diagram / 1.5: |
Supercooling; first- and second-order phase transitions / 1.6: |
Exercises / 1.7: |
Mixtures / 2: |
Chemical potentials / 2.1: |
The phase rule / 2.2: |
Binary systems, Bakhuis Roozeboom diagram / 2.3: |
Phase rule / 3.1: |
Two-phase equilibria / 3.2: |
Three-phase equilibrium / 3.3: |
The Bakhuis Roozeboom p(T, x[subscript 2]) space diagram; phase diagrams / 3.4: |
Rules for equilibrium curves and metastable extensions / 3.5: |
Supercooling and vitrification / 3.6: |
Binary systems, partial miscibility in the liquid phase, and supercritical phenomena / 3.7: |
Introduction / 4.1: |
Liquid/liquid equilibrium / 4.2: |
Bakhuis Roozeboom diagram with a partially miscible liquid phase / 4.3: |
Solid/liquid/liquid equilibrium / 4.4: |
Supercritical phenomena; solubility enhancement / 4.5: |
Binary systems, solid solutions, and compounds / 4.6: |
Solid solutions / 5.1: |
Compounds / 5.2: |
Ternary and multicomponent systems / 5.3: |
Partial miscibility / 6.1: |
Crystalline phases / 6.3: |
Appearance of vapour phases / 6.4: |
Simple Modelling / 6.5: |
Modelling partial miscibility and solid/liquid equilibrium / 7: |
Solid/liquid equilibrium / 7.1: |
Heterogeneous Equilibrium in Macromolecular Systems / 7.4: |
General remarks / 8: |
Free enthalpy of mixing / 8.2: |
Partial miscibility of strictly binary polymer systems / 8.3: |
Demixing of strictly binary systems / 9.1: |
Binary polymer solutions / 9.3: |
Binary polymer mixtures (blends) / 9.4: |
Determination of cloud points / 9.5: |
Blends containing statistical copolymers / 9.6: |
Upper and lower critical miscibility (UCST and LCST) / 9.7: |
Partial miscibility of quasi-binary polymer systems / 9.8: |
General principles / 10.1: |
Quasi-binary polymer solutions / 10.2: |
Equilibrium among three liquid phases / 10.3: |
Quasi-binary polymer blends / 10.4: |
The theta temperature / 10.5: |
The influence of pressure / 10.6: |
Vapour/liquid equilibrium involving polymer solutions / 11.1: |
Liquid/liquid equilibrium in the absence of vapour / 11.3: |
Solid/liquid equilibrium in homopolymer systems / 11.4: |
Interference of solubility curve and miscibility gap / 12.3: |
Other factors / 12.4: |
Copolymers / 12.5: |
(Quasi-)ternary polymer systems / 12.6: |
Two solvents, one polymer / 13.1: |
One solvent, two polymers / 13.3: |
Three polymers / 13.4: |
Fractionation of polymers / 13.5: |
Fractionation by distribution among two liquid phases / 14.1: |
Fractional crystallization and dissolution / 14.3: |
Fractionation by size-exclusion chromatography / 14.4: |
Miscellaneous phase transitions / 14.5: |
Mesophases; block copolymers / 15.1: |
Mesophases; liquid-crystalline polymers / 15.3: |
Equilibrium swelling of networks / 15.4: |
Glass transition / 15.5: |
Flow / 15.6: |
Thin films / 15.7: |
Spinodals and critical points / Appendix 1: |
Simple modelling for small-molecule systems / Appendix 2: |
Eutectic behaviour / A2.1: |
Calculation of cloud-point, shadow, and coexistence curves in macromolecular systems / A2.3: |
Molar-mass distributions / A3.1: |
Coexistence conditions for (quasi-)binary systems / A3.2: |
Coexistence conditions for (quasi-)ternary systems / A3.3: |
Alternative procedures / A3.4: |
Simple modelling of equilibria in polymeric systems / Appendix 4: |
Practically binary polymer solutions / A4.1: |
Polymer blends / A4.3: |
Quasi-binary liquid-crystalline polymer systems / A4.4: |
Numerical evaluation of interaction parameters / Appendix 5: |
Concentration and molar-mass dependence / A5.1: |
Solubility parameters / A5.3: |
Higher derivatives of [Delta]G / A5.4: |
Sedimentation equilibrium / A5.6: |
(Quasi-)ternary systems / A5.7: |
Interface analysis / A5.8: |
Molecular basis of the interaction parameter / Appendix 6: |
Answers to exercises |
References |
Index |
Preface |
Glossary of symbols and abbreviations |
Principles of Heterogeneous Equilibrium / Part 1: |
Single-component systems / 1: |
Thermodynamic laws / 1.1: |
Conditions for equilibrium between phases / 1.2: |