Free-Radical Retrograde-Precipitation Polymerization (FRRPP): Novel Concept, Processes, Materials, and Energy Aspects

Foreword Background1. Phase Separation Thermodynamics2. Polymer Transport Processes3. Qualitative Mathematics and Nonlinear Dynamics4. Phase Separation Kinetics5. Conventional Polymerization Kinetics and Processes FRRPP Concept1. Connection to Nanotechnology2. Local Heating Phenomenon3. Polymerization Kinetics4. Polymer Solution Thermodynamics and Transport Considerations5. Energy Analysis Polymerization Processes1. Homopolymerizations2. Copolymerizations Product Materials1. Homopolymers and Statistical Multipolymers2. Block Copolymers3. Reactive Polymer Intermediates4. Surfactants5. Composites and Blends6. Coatings7. Foams8. Lithographically Patterned Polymers Energy Uses1. Surfactant-based Waterflooding for Subterranean Oil recovery2. Foamflooding Subterranean Oil Recovery3. Recovery of Bitumen from Tar Sands4. Extraction of Vanadium and Sulfur from Oil/Bitumen Future Outlook1. Polymers for Defense and Homeland Security2. Conceptual Connections to Energy-producing Isotopes3. High Temperature Fuel Cells4. Microfluidics from Patterned Hydrogels5. Nanopatterning6. Carbon Dioxide Sequestration and Related Uses7. Other Possible Applications

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