A must-have resource to the booming field of sulfur-containing polymers

Sulfur-Containing Polymers is a state-of-the-art text that offers a synthesis of the various sulfur-containing polymers from low-cost sulfur resources such as elemental sulfur, carbon disulfide (CS2), carbonyl sulfide (COS) and mercaptan. With contributions from noted experts on the topic, the book presents an in-depth understanding of the mechanisms related to the synthesis of sulfur-containing polymers. The book also includes a review of the various types of sulfur-containing polymers, such as: poly(thioester)s, poly(thioether)s and poly(thiocarbonate)s and poly(thiourethane)s with linear or hyperbranched (dendrimer) architectures. The expert authors provide the fundamentals on the structure-property relationship and applications of sulfur-containing polymers.

Designed to be beneficial for both research and application-oriented chemists and engineers, the book contains the most recent research and developments of sulfur-containing polymers. This important book:

• Offers the first comprehensive handbook on the topic
• Contains state-of-the-art research on synthesis of sulfur containing polymers from low-cost sulfur-containing compounds
• Examines the synthesis, mechanism, structure properties, and applications of various types of sulful-containing polymers
• Includes contributions from well-known experts

Written for polymer chemists, materials scientists, chemists in industry, biochemists, and chemical engineers, Sulfur-Containing Polymers offers a groundbreaking text to the field with inforamtion on the most recent research.

Xing-Hong Zhang, PhD, is Full Professor at Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, China. His current research interest focuses on the synthesis and catalysis of sulfur-containing polymers and polycarbonates.

Patrick Theato, PhD, is Full Professor at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany. His current research interests mainly focus on the synthesis of precisely tailored polymers.