Modern polyesters : chemistry and technology of polyesters and copolyesters / edited by John Scheirs and Timothy E. Long.

I. Historical overview
1. The historical development of polyesters
II. Polymerization and polycondensation
2. Poly (ethylene terephthalate) polymerization-mechanism, catalysis, kinetics, mass transfer and reactor design
3. Synthesis and polymerization of cyclic polyester oligomers
4. Continuous solid-state polycondensation of polyesters
5. Solid-state polycondensation of polyester resins: fundamentals and industrial production
III. Types of polyesters
6. New poly(ethylene terephthalate) copolymers
7. Amorphous and crystalline polyesters based on 1, 4-cyclohexanedimethanol
8. Poly(butylene terephthalate
9. Properties and applications of poly(ethylene 2,6-naphthalene), its copolyesters and blends
10. Biaxially oriented poly(ethylene 2, 6-naphthalene) films: manufacture, properties and commercial applications
11. Synthesis, properties and applications of poly(trimethylene terephthalate)
IV. Fibers and compounds
12. Polyesterfibers: fiber formation and end-use applications
13. Relationships between polyester quality and processability: hands-on experience
14. Additives for the modification of poly(ethylene terephthalate) to produce engineering-grade polymer
15. Thermoplastic polyester composites
V. Deploymerization and degradation
16. Recycling polyesters by chemical depolymerization
17. Controlled degradation polyesters
18. Photodegradation of poly(ethylene terephthalate) and poly(ethylene/1, 4-cyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate)
VI. Liquid crystal polyesters 19. High-performance liquid crystal polyesters with controlled molecular structure
20. Thermotropic liquid crystal polymer reinforced polyesters
VII. Unsaturated polyesters
21. Preparation, properties and applications of unsaturated polyesters
22. Peer polymers: new unsaturated polyesters for fiber-reinforced composite materials.