By William A. Foster (auth.), Norbert M. Bikales (eds.)

Water-soluble polymers were attracting expanding atten­ tion due to their software in commercial functions of serious present challenge. might be preeminent between those is their skill to flocculate suspended solids, e.g., wastes in municipal stitch­ age-treatment vegetation or pulp in papermaking. different vital appli­ cations are to assist in so-called secondary restoration of petroleum, to lessen turbulent friction of water, and as parts of water-based finishes built in keeping with environmental con­ straints. a few water-soluble polymers have proven attention-grabbing bio­ common sense job, that is being investigated extra. This e-book relies on papers awarded at a symposium held by way of the yank Chemical Society, department of natural Coatings and Plastics Chemistry, in long island urban on 30-31 August 1972. the massive attendance and the favorable reaction of the viewers con­ firmed not just our view of the significance of the sector but in addition the necessity to carry those issues jointly. The chapters during this publication are in general enlarged and extra unique, with extra whole bibliographies, than the papers awarded on the Symposium. They comprise not just the real functions defined above, but in addition descriptions of recent syntheses and characterization methods.