Applying the polymer parameters to advanced polymeric membrane systems

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J. E. McGrath, jmcgrath@vt.edu, Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute and Department of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2108 Hahn Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061
In our undergraduate, graduate and continuing education courses, we emphasize the importance of distilling down the broad field of polymer science and engineering to what we have called for some years the “polymer parameters.” These include molecular weight, chemical composition, chain isomerism, morphology, topology, rheology, and surface behavior. In our research we have found it very beneficial to apply these parameters more recently to advanced proton exchange membranes for fuel cells and chlorine reverse osmosis membranes for water purification. The basic parameters will be defined and explained and their applications to high performance polymeric membrane areas will be briefly discussed.
 

Undergraduate Polymer Science Symposium
10:30 AM-12:00 PM, Sunday, August 19, 2007 Westin Copley Place -- St. George A/B, Oral

Society Committee on Education

The 234th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 19-23, 2007