A Little Book about BIG Chemistry The Story of Man-Made Polymers /

• Main Author: Massy, Jim (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Materials,
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Polymers.; Textile industry.; Chemical engineering.; Chemistry > History.; Structural materials.; Ceramics.; Glass.; Composites (Materials).; Composite materials.; Polymer Sciences.; Structural Materials.; History of Chemistry.; Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.; Textile Engineering.

The brief explains in simple terms the essentials of polymer chemistry and how polymers came to be discovered by pioneers in this field. It relates the many uses of polymers, including those not widely recognised by the lay person. The chemistry of polymerisation and the influence of chemical struct...