Solid State Polymerization (SSP) is an indispensable tool for the design, manufacture, and study of polymers, plastics, and fibers. SSP offers significant advantages over other polymerization techniques because of its low operating temperatures, inexpensive equipment, and simple and environmentally sound procedures. Gathering and filtering the latest literature on SSP, Solid State Polymerization is a unique resource on this important process.

Contents:
1. Fundamentals of Solid State Polymerization (C. D. Papaspyrides and S. N. Vouyiouka).
2. Solid State Polymerization Chemistry and Mechanisms: Unequal Reactivity of End Groups (Haibing Zhang and Saleh A. Jabarin).
3. Kinetic Aspects of Polyester Solid State Polymerization (F. Pilati and M. Toselli).
4. Kinetic Aspects of Polyamide Solid State Polymerization (S. N. Vouyiouka and C. D. Papaspyrides).
5. Catalysis in Solid State Polymerization Processes (Rudolf Pfaendner).
6. High-Pressure Solid State Polymerization of Polyamide Monomer Crystals (Tokimitsu Ikawa).
7. Fundamental Process Modeling and Product Design for the Solid State Polymerization of Polyamide 6 and Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (Kevin C. Seavey and Y. A. Liu).
8. Recent Developments in Solid State Polymerization of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (S. A. Wadekar, U. S. Agarwal, W. H. Boon, and V. M. Nadkarni).
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