ABSTRACT
In this chapter, we will emphasize condensation polymers. Since most of these are formed from stepwise kinetics, we will also focus on this kinetic process in this chapter. Even so, some of these polymers can be synthesized employing ring-opening polymerizations (ROPs), which employ the chain polymerization process for synthesis rather than the stepwise process for formation. The bulk of discussion for chain polymerization kinetics is contained in the following several chapters rather than here. We will begin with a comparison between the polymer types and kinetics of polymerization.
