Water Soluble Polymers: Solution Properties and Applications (Arts, Culture and Society in the)

This volume contains a series of papers originally presented at the symposium on Water Soluble Polymers: Solution Properties & Applications, sponsored by the Division of Colloids & Surface Chemistry of the American Chemical Society. The symposium took place in Las Vegas City, Nevada on 9 to 11th September, 1997 at the 214th American Chemical Society National Meeting. Recognized experts in their respective fields were invited to speak. There was a strong attendance from academia, government, and industrial research centers. The purpose of the symposium was to present and discuss recent developments in the solution properties of water soluble polymers & their applications in aqueous systems. Water soluble polymers find applications in a number of fields of which the following may be worth mentioning: cosmetics, detergent, oral care, industrial water treatment, g- thermal, wastewater treatment, water purification & reuse, pulp & paper production, sugar refining, & many more. Moreover, water soluble polymers play vital role in the oil industry, especially in enhanced oil recovery. Water soluble polymers are also used in agriculture & controlled release pharmaceutical applications. Therefore, a fundamental knowledge of solution properties of these polymers is essential for most industrial scientists. An understanding of the basic phenomena involved in the application of these polymers, such as adsorption & interaction with different substrates (i. e. , tooth enamel, hair, reverse osmosis membrane, heat exchange surfaces, etc. ) is of vital importance in developing high performance formulations for achieving optimum efficiency of the system.Kluwer Online: http://www.kluweronline.com Kluwer's eBookstore:http://www.ebooks.kluweronline.com Front Matter......Page 1 Preface......Page 4 Acknowledgments......Page 6 About the Editor......Page 7 Table of Contents......Page 0 Table of Contents......Page 8 2. Introduction......Page 10 3. Materials and Materials Characterization......Page 13 4. Theory and Experimental Techniques for Kinetics of Adsorption Studies......Page 20 5. Results and Discussion......Page 22 6. Conclusions......Page 28 References......Page 30 2. Introduction......Page 32 3. Experimental......Page 33 4. Results and Discussion......Page 34 5. Summary......Page 38 References......Page 39 2. Introduction......Page 40 3. Heat-Treated Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Gels......Page 41 4. Experimental......Page 42 5. Results and Discussion......Page 43 References......Page 49 2. Introduction......Page 50 3. Experimental Materials and Methods......Page 52 4. Results and Discussion......Page 53 Acknowledgments......Page 57 References......Page 58 2. Introduction......Page 60 3. Thermodynamics of Crystallization......Page 61 4. Methodology......Page 65 5. Results and Discussion......Page 67 References......Page 69 2. Introduction......Page 72 3. Materials and Methods......Page 73 4. Results......Page 76 5. Discussion......Page 80 References......Page 82 2. Introduction......Page 86 3. Experimental......Page 88 4. Results and Discussion......Page 89 References......Page 99 1. Abstract......Page 100 3. Materials and Methods......Page 101 4. Results and Discussion......Page 105 References......Page 112 1. Abstract......Page 114 3. Experimental......Page 115 4. Results and Discussion......Page 117 References......Page 124 1. Abstract......Page 126 2. Introduction......Page 127 3. Experimental......Page 128 4. Results and Discussion......Page 130 5. Conclusions......Page 137 References......Page 138 2. Introduction......Page 139 3. Experimental......Page 141 4. Results and Discussion......Page 143 References......Page 154 2. Introduction......Page 156 3. Experimental......Page 157 4. Results and Discussion......Page 158 5. Conclusions......Page 166 References......Page 168 2. Introduction......Page 170 3. Mechanistic Aspects of Precipitation Inhibition and Materials Characterization......Page 171 4. Semi-Empirical Inhibition Model......Page 172 5. Discussion and Industrial Applications......Page 176 Acknowledgments......Page 177 References......Page 178 2. Chemistry of Silica......Page 180 3. Problems with Silica......Page 182 5. Experimental......Page 183 6. Results......Page 184 References......Page 188 2. Introduction......Page 190 3. Experimental......Page 191 4. Results and Discussion......Page 192 References......Page 197 2. Introduction......Page 200 3. Experimental......Page 202 4. Results and Discussion......Page 203 Acknowledgments......Page 211 References......Page 213 2. Introduction......Page 214 3. Water Conservation......Page 215 4. Types of Recycled Water Used in Cooling Systems......Page 219 5. Formulation of Products for Recycled Water......Page 223 6. Two Case Studies......Page 230 7. Summary......Page 234 References......Page 235 2. Introduction......Page 238 3. Literature Review......Page 239 4. Experimental and Results......Page 244 5. Conclusions......Page 249 References......Page 251 2. Introduction......Page 252 3. Experimental......Page 253 4. Results and Discussion......Page 254 References......Page 257 A......Page 258 C......Page 259 D......Page 261 G......Page 262 H......Page 263 L......Page 265 O......Page 266 P......Page 267 S......Page 269 T......Page 270 W......Page 271 Z......Page 272 This volume contains a series of papers originally presented at the symposium on Water Soluble Polymers: Solution Properties and Applications, sponsored by the Division of Colloids and Surface Chemistry of the American Chemical Society. The symposium took place in Las Vegas City, Nevada on 9 to 11th September, 1997 at the 214th American Chemical Society National Meeting. Recognized experts in their - spective fields were invited to speak. There was a strong attendance from academia, g- ernment, and industrial research centers. The purpose of the symposium was to present and discuss recent developments in the solution properties of water soluble polymers and their applications in aqueous systems. Water soluble polymers find applications in a number of fields of which the following may be worth mentioning: cosmetics, detergent, oral care, industrial water treatment, g- thermal, wastewater treatment, water purification and reuse, pulp and paper production, sugar refining, and many more. Moreover, water soluble polymers play vital role in the oil industry, especially in enhanced oil recovery. Water soluble polymers are also used in ag- culture and controlled release pharmaceutical applications. Therefore, a fundamental kno- edge of solution properties of these polymers is essential for most industrial scientists. An understanding of the basic phenomena involved in the application of these polymers, such as adsorption and interaction with different substrates (i. e. , tooth enamel, hair, reverse - mosis membrane, heat exchanger surfaces, etc. ) is of vital importance in developing high performance formulations for achieving optimum efficiency of the system. This title features proceedings of a symposium sponsored by the Colloid and Surface Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society held in Las Vegas, Nevada, September 7-11, 1997.