1778 J. POLYM. SCI. PART A POLYM. CHEM.: VOL. 30 (1992) Plastics, Their Behavior in Fires, by G. Pal and H. Macskasy, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1991. 436 pp. Price: $234.50. Information is presented on standardized tests for flammability and model-testing. Individual polymers and flame retardants are listed and discussed briefly. An informational text for libraries but rather ex- pensive. Eli M. Pearce Polymer Research Institute Polytechnic University Brooklyn, New York 11201 Polymer Chemistry. An Introduction, second ed., by M. P. Stevens, Oxford University Press, New York, 1990. 633 pp. Price: $45.00. In the last decades the field of polymer chemistry has developed into an established discipline essential to most aspects of the modern technology. Signifi- cant progresses have been made in the synthesis of new high-performance polymers; the area of spe- ciality polymers has flourished, and many industries such as automotive, aviation, electronic, construc- tion, etc. have discovered how useful polymers can be. These exciting developments have prompted the author of this book to update and expand the first edition published in 1975. The new edition provides a well-balanced treatment of the organic, physical, and analytical chemistry of high polymers. The body of this second edition contains three parts: 1. The first entitled “Polymer structure and properties” deals with basic principles, mo- lecular weight and polymer solutions, chemical structure and polymer morphology, chemical structure and polymer properties, evaluation, characterization, and analysis of polymers. 2. The second part “Vinyl polymers” covers free radical polymerization, vinyl polymerization with ionic and group transfer initiators, vinyl polymerization with complex coordination catalysts, reaction of vinyl polymers. 3. “Non-vinyl polymers’’ is the title of the last part. It deals with: step-reaction and ring- opening polymerization, polyethers, polysul- fides and related polymers, polyesters, poly- amides and related polymers, phenol-, urea-, and melamine-formaldehyde polymers, inorganic and partially inorganic polymers, miscellaneous organic polymers, and natural polymers. The purpose of this book is to provide an under- standing of the chemistry of polymers, how these engineering materials differ from nonpolymeric ones, how they are synthesized and how they may be modified to assume a range of useful chemical and physical properties. This goal has been achieved and, I highly recommend this volume to advanced undergraduates and graduate students in the area of polymer chemistry and technology, to researchers, scientists and engineers in this area, to anyone with an interest in polymer chemistry. D. Feldman Concordia University Montrkal, Quebec, Canada

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1778 J. POLYM. SCI. PART A POLYM. CHEM.: VOL. 30 (1992)

Plastics, Their Behavior in Fires, by G. Pal and H. Macskasy, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1991. 436 pp. Price: $234.50.

Information is presented on standardized tests for flammability and model-testing. Individual polymers and flame retardants are listed and discussed briefly. An informational text for libraries but rather ex- pensive.

Eli M. Pearce Polymer Research Institute Polytechnic University Brooklyn, New York 11201

Polymer Chemistry. An Introduction, second ed., by M. P. Stevens, Oxford University Press, New York, 1990. 633 pp. Price: $45.00.

In the last decades the field of polymer chemistry has developed into an established discipline essential to most aspects of the modern technology. Signifi- cant progresses have been made in the synthesis of new high-performance polymers; the area of spe- ciality polymers has flourished, and many industries such as automotive, aviation, electronic, construc- tion, etc. have discovered how useful polymers can be. These exciting developments have prompted the author of this book to update and expand the first edition published in 1975. The new edition provides a well-balanced treatment of the organic, physical, and analytical chemistry of high polymers.

The body of this second edition contains three parts:

1. The first entitled “Polymer structure and properties” deals with basic principles, mo-

lecular weight and polymer solutions, chemical structure and polymer morphology, chemical structure and polymer properties, evaluation, characterization, and analysis of polymers.

2. The second part “Vinyl polymers” covers free radical polymerization, vinyl polymerization with ionic and group transfer initiators, vinyl polymerization with complex coordination catalysts, reaction of vinyl polymers.

3. “Non-vinyl polymers’’ is the title of the last part. It deals with: step-reaction and ring- opening polymerization, polyethers, polysul- fides and related polymers, polyesters, poly- amides and related polymers, phenol-, urea-, and melamine-formaldehyde polymers, inorganic and partially inorganic polymers, miscellaneous organic polymers, and natural polymers.

The purpose of this book is to provide an under- standing of the chemistry of polymers, how these engineering materials differ from nonpolymeric ones, how they are synthesized and how they may be modified to assume a range of useful chemical and physical properties. This goal has been achieved and, I highly recommend this volume to advanced undergraduates and graduate students in the area of polymer chemistry and technology, to researchers, scientists and engineers in this area, to anyone with an interest in polymer chemistry.

D. Feldman Concordia University Montrkal, Quebec, Canada