This Springer Laboratory volume introduces the reader to advanced techniques for theseparationandfractionationofpolyolefins. It includes detailed information on experimental protocols and procedures, addressing the experimental background of differentpolyolefin fractionationtechniques in great detail. The book summarizes important applications in all majorfractionationmethods with emphasis on multidimensional analytical approaches. It comprises the most powerful modern techniques, such as high temperature size exclusion chromatography (HT-SEC) for molar mass analysis, temperature rising elution fractionation (TREF) and crystallization analysis fractionation (CRYSTAF) for the analysis of chemical composition and branching, high temperature two-dimensional liquid chromatography (HT-2D-LC), solvent and temperature gradient interaction chromatography (SGIC and TGIC) and crystallization elution fractionation (CEF). Beginners as well as experienced chromatographers will benefit from this concise introduction to a great variety in instrumentation, separationprocedures and applications. With detailed descriptions of experimental approaches for the analysis of complexpolyolefins, the readers are offered a toolbox to solve simple as well as sophisticatedseparationtasks. The book starts with an introduction into the molecular complexity ofpolyolefins- the most widely used synthetic polymers with rapidly growing production capacities. It systematically discusses crystallization basedfractionationtechniques including TREF, CRYSTAF and CEF and column chromatographic techniques for molar mass, chemical composition and microstructure, as well as the combination of differentfractionationsin multidimensional experimental setups. This book also includes basic information on the application of high-temperature field-flowfractionation. | Advanced Separation Techniques for Polyolefins by Harald Pasch, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters