CRC Press Taylor Francis Group 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW,Suite 300 Boca Raton,FL 33487-2742 2007 by Taylor Francis Group,LLC CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor Francis Group,an Informa business No claim to original U.S.Government works Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10987654321 International Standard Book Number-10:1-57444-779-3(Hardcover) International Standard Book Number-13:978-1-57444-779-8(Hardcover) This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources.Reprinted material is quoted with permission,and sources are indicated.A wide variety of references are listed.Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information,but the author and the publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or for the consequences of their use. No part of this book may be reprinted,reproduced,transmitted,or utilized in any form by any electronic,mechanical,or other means,now known or hereafter invented,including photocopying,microfilming,and recording,or in any informa- tion storage or retrieval system,without written permission from the publishers. For permission to photocopy or use material electronically from this work,please access www.copyright.com (http:// www.copyright.com/)or contact the Copyright Clearance Center,Inc.(CCC)222 Rosewood Drive,Danvers,MA 01923, 978-750-8400.CCC is a not-for-profit organization that provides licenses and registration for a variety ofusers.For orga- nizations that have been granted a photocopy license by the CCC,a separate system of payment has been arranged. Trademark Notice:Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks,and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hiemenz,Paul C.,1936- Polymer chemistry /Paul C.Hiemenz and Tim Lodge.--2nd ed. p.cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13:978-l-57444-779-8(alk.paper) ISBN-10:1-57444-779-3(alk.paper)) 1.Polymers.2.Polymerization.I.Lodge,Tim.II.Title. QD381.H522007 547.7-dc22 2006103309 Visit the Taylor Francis Web site at http://www.taylorandfrancis.com and the CRC Press Web site at http://www.crcpress.comCRC Press Taylor & Francis Group 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300 Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 © 2007 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business No claim to original U.S. Government works Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 International Standard Book Number-10: 1-57444-779-3 (Hardcover) International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-57444-779-8 (Hardcover) This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reprinted material is quoted with permission, and sources are indicated. A wide variety of references are listed. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and the publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or for the consequences of their use. No part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced, transmitted, or utilized in any form by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or in any informa￾tion storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publishers. For permission to photocopy or use material electronically from this work, please access www.copyright.com (http:// www.copyright.com/) or contact the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC) 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400. CCC is a not-for-profit organization that provides licenses and registration for a variety of users. For orga￾nizations that have been granted a photocopy license by the CCC, a separate system of payment has been arranged. Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hiemenz, Paul C., 1936- Polymer chemistry / Paul C. Hiemenz and Tim Lodge. -- 2nd ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-1-57444-779-8 (alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-57444-779-3 (alk. paper) 1. Polymers. 2. Polymerization. I. Lodge, Tim. II. Title. QD381.H52 2007 547.7--dc22 2006103309 Visit the Taylor & Francis Web site at http://www.taylorandfrancis.com and the CRC Press Web site at http://www.crcpress.com Hiemenz/ Polymer Chemistry, 2nd Edition DK4670_C000 Final Proof page iv 5.11.2007 8:20pm Compositor Name: JGanesan