Free-Radical Retrograde-Precipitation Polymerization (FRRPP)

Foreword Background 1. Phase Separation Thermodynamics 2. Polymer Transport Processes 3. Qualitative Mathematics and Nonlinear Dynamics 4. Phase Separation Kinetics 5. Conventional Polymerization Kinetics and Processes FRRPP Concept 1. Connection to Nanotechnology 2. Local Heating Phenomenon 3. Polymerization Kinetics 4. Polymer Solution Thermodynamics and Transport Considerations 5. Energy Analysis Polymerization Processes 1. Homopolymerizations 2. Copolymerizations Product Materials 1. Homopolymers and Statistical Multipolymers 2. Block Copolymers 3. Reactive Polymer Intermediates 4. Surfactants 5. Composites and Blends 6. Coatings 7. Foams 8. Lithographically Patterned Polymers Energy Uses 1. Surfactant-based Waterflooding for Subterranean Oil recovery 2. Foamflooding Subterranean Oil Recovery 3. Recovery of Bitumen from Tar Sands 4. Extraction of Vanadium and Sulfur from Oil/Bitumen Future Outlook 1. Polymers for Defense and Homeland Security 2. Conceptual Connections to Energy-producing Isotopes 3. High Temperature Fuel Cells 4. Microfluidics from Patterned Hydrogels 5. Nanopatterning 6. Carbon Dioxide Sequestration and Related Uses 7. Other Possible Applications