Lynwood C. (ed.) Polystyrene: Synthesis, Characteristics and Applications

Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2014. — 320 p. — ISBN: 978-1-63321-356-2. — (Chemistry Research and Applications Series)
Polystyrene represents one of the oldest and the most widespread polymers in the world. Its starts as far back as 1839 when a German apothecary Edmon Simon distilled an oily liquid named styrol from the resin of Turkish sweet gum trees. In several days, the sterol converted into a jelly product that he thought resulted from the oxidation process. For that reason, the jelly product received the name styroloxide. This book discusses the synthesis of polystyrene, as well as the characteristics and applications of this polymer.Waste/Contaminated Polystyrene Recycling through Reverse Polymerization
Polystyrene-Based Amphiphilic Block Copolymers: Synthesis, Properties and Applications
Expanded Polystyrene: Thermo-Mechanical Recycling, Characterization and Application
Gigaporous Polystyrene Microspheres and Their Applications in High-Speed Protein Chromatography
Functional Structures Fabricated from Submicron-Scale Polystyrene Spherical Particles
Synthesis and Applications of Ionic Polystyrenes Derived from Imidazolium-Based Polymerizable Ionic Liquids
Hypercrosslinked Polystyrene: A New Life for the Old Polymer
Synthesis and Characterization of Polystyrene Based Nanocomposites
Polystyrene Spheres for Template in the Production of Nanostructured Materials
Applications of Polystyrene and Its Role as a Base in Industrial Chemistry
A New Equation for Homogeneous Nucleation from Polystyrene Solutions