Thermodynamics of Polymers: Fundamentals and Applications
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Analysis and Characterization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2024 | Viewed by 2516
Special Issue Editor
Interests: thermal analysis; chemical thermodynamics; polymers; gels; porous materials; fibers; composites; supercritical fluids; pharmaceutics; wastewater treatment
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Upon acceptance of the invitation made by the Editor of Polymers (MDPI), I agreed to serve as Guest Editor for a Special Issue entitled “Thermodynamics of Polymers: Fundamentals and Applications”. The following quote of Albert Einstein about thermodynamics may render unnecessary any attempt to highlight the significance of thermodynamics:
“It is the only general physical theory of which I am convinced that, within its regime of applicability, it will never be overturned”.
The aim of this Special Issue is to provide a forum for discussing issues regarding the fundamentals and applications of the field of polymer thermodynamics. We particularly welcome the submission of ideas and discussions in the broad area of thermodynamics regarding unsolved and controversial issues of polymer science.
Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Thermal analysis and stability of polymers and polymer composites;
- Miscibility of polymer blends;
- Polymerization thermodynamics;
- Modelling/simulation of solubility, thermal and other polymer properties, etc.;
- Physical aging and enthalpy relaxation;
- New experimental thermodynamic data (e.g., thermal transition temperatures, heats of fusion and crystallization, specific heat capacities, solubility data of polymers in ionic liquids and other solvents, data of sorption of liquid/gas/supercritical fluid/ions from polymers);
- New methods for measuring thermodynamic data in polymer systems;
- Non-equilibrium thermodynamics;
- Thermodynamics of mechanical fracture;
- Reviews on any of the above.
Papers dealing with applications related to thermodynamic data and analysis are welcome, including:
- High-pressure fluid sorption or phase inversion in polymer-related systems and their application for the development of porous materials;
- Gas sorption by polymers, selectivity and application for gas separation;
- Ion sorption from polymers and application for water and wastewater treatment;
- Novel materials based on polymer blending (miscible, multi-phase, etc.);
- Interfacial phenomena and related applications (e.g., superhydrophobicity);
- Reviews on any of the above.
We also welcome papers that focus on more specialized issues, such as:
- Endothermic peaks in the non-reversing signal of modulated differential scanning calorimetry (DSC);
- Endothermic peaks fully or partially overlapping with glass transition (e.g., enthalpy recovery peaks);
- Glass transition depression;
- Retrograde vitrification;
- Heterogeneous mixtures of compatible polymers;
- Secondary relaxations.
I invite you to submit a manuscript (original research article, communication, or review) to this Special Issue.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Costas Tsioptsias
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- polymer
- thermodynamics
- modelling
- thermal behavior
- solubility
- sorption
- polymer blends and composites
