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Chemical Modification and Some Cross-linking Reactions of Water-Soluble Polymers

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Chemistry and Technology of Water-Soluble Polymers

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Many chemical reactions of water-soluble polymers are possible, depending on the presence of reactive groups attached to a polymer chain able to combine with other water-soluble polymers (polymeric or otherwise) under conditions which do not significantly degrade the polymer. Since the property of water solubility implies the presence of a substantial number of polar groups in the molecule, the potential and, indeed, the actual degree of complexity of chemical behaviour is considerable. It is therefore worth establishing some simple principles, common to most water-soluble polymers, which describe the actual or possible cross-linking reactions. In general, and with a considerable degree of over-simplification, ‘chemical modification’ can be considered as a part-way stage towards the cross-linking which results in a more rigid, and possibly less soluble, molecular structure.

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Finch, C.A. (1983). Chemical Modification and Some Cross-linking Reactions of Water-Soluble Polymers. In: Finch, C.A. (eds) Chemistry and Technology of Water-Soluble Polymers. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9661-2_5

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