Category: Nomenclature and Terminology
Provisional Recommendation - Terminology of Polymers and Polymerization Processes in Dispersed Systems
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry is pleased to announce the following Provisional Recommendation.
Abstract:
A large group of industrially important polymerization processes is carried out in dispersed systems. These processes differ with respect to their physical nature, mechanism of particle formation, particle morphology, size, charge, types of interparticle interactions and many other aspects. Polymer dispersions, and polymers derived from polymerization in disperse media, are used in diverse areas such as paints, adhesives, microelectronics, medicine, cosmetics, biotechnology and others. Frequently, the same names are used for different processes and products or different names are used for the same processes and products. The present list of recommended terms and definitions is necessary for the unambiguous description of processes, products, parameters and characteristic features relevant to polymers in dispersed systems.
IUPAC seeks your comments
Comments should be submitted by 30 November 2010. The text of the Provisional Recommendation can be downloaded from http://media.iupac.org/reports/provisional/abstract10/slomkowski_301110.html. Comments should be sent to Prof. Stanislaw Slomkowski at staslomk@bilbo.cbmm.lodz.pl.
Provisional Recommendations are drafts of IUPAC recommendations comprising topics on terminology, nomenclature, and symbols. These recommendations are made widely available to allow interested parties to comment before the recommendations are finally revised and published in Pure and Applied Chemistry.
For questions, contact Dr. Terrence Renner, Executive Director, at secretariat@iupac.org
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