Flow polymerization mechanisms, microreactor fundamentals, and industrial scale-up strategies
Continuous flow polymerization offers improved efficiency, reproducibility, and enhanced safety for exothermic reactions involving toxic components, high pressures, and high temperatures. Microreactor-based Flow Polymerizations provides systematic coverage of microreactor fundamentals and polymerization mechanisms conducted in continuous flow. Edited by Ning Zhu and Xin Hu, researchers with over 160 combined scientific publications in polymer science and flow chemistry, this reference spans from foundational concepts to practical scale-up.
The book addresses flow ionic polymerizations, flow radical polymerizations, flow ring-opening and ring-opening metathesis polymerizations, flow polymerization-polymerizations and post modifications, and flow polymerization scale-up. Coverage extends across anionic, cationic, radical, and ring-opening mechanisms applied to diverse monomers. Each topic integrates advances, opportunities, and challenges facing researchers and industrial practitioners working with continuous flow synthesis methods.
Readers will also find:
- Detailed treatment of microreactor design fundamentals and the distinct advantages of conducting polymerizations in continuous flow systems
- Coverage of flow ionic, radical, and ring-opening metathesis polymerization mechanisms with application to diverse monomer systems
- Practical scale-up information for translating laboratory flow polymerization processes into industrial manufacturing operations
- Discussion of post-modification strategies integrated with flow polymerization processes for tailored polymer architectures
- Analysis of current advances, opportunities, and technical challenges shaping the future of flow synthesis technology
Designed for polymer chemists, organic chemists, materials scientists, and chemical engineers, this reference connects academic research with industrial practice. Professionals at chemical manufacturers and polymer-related companies will find actionable guidance on implementing and scaling microreactor-based flow polymerization processes for well-defined polymer synthesis.
Table of Contents:
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 01 Fundamentals of Polymerizations
Chapter 02 Fundamentals of Microreactor Based Flow Chemistry
Chapter 03 Flow Anionic Polymerizations
Chapter 04 Flow Cationic Polymerizations
Chapter 05 Flow Atom Transfer Radical Polymerizations
Chapter 06 Flow Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer Radial Polymerizations
Chapter 07 Flow Nitroxide-Mediated Polymerizations
Chapter 08 Flow Ring-opening (Metathesis) Polymerizations
Chapter 09 Flow Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly
Chapter 10 Flow Heterogeneous Polymerizations
Chapter 11 Flow Fabrications of Advanced Polymeric Materials
Chapter 12 Flow Polymerizations Scale-up
Index
About the Author :
Ning Zhu, PhD, is Professor of College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering at Nanjing Tech University, China. He has authored over 100 scientific publications and his research focuses on structure design, preparation methods, and industrial transformation of bio-based functional polymer materials based on bio-chemical catalytic coupling and flow chemistry.
Xin Hu, PhD, is Professor of College of Materials Science and Engineering at Nanjing Tech University, China. She has authored over 60 scientific publications with research focused on flow-controlled polymerizations, dielectric energy storage materials, and bio-based functional materials.
