Electronic Tagging and Tracking in Marine Fisheries (Reviews: Methods and Technologies in Fish Biology and Fisheries)

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The microcomputer revolution and the imperative to improve fishery management have accelerated the pace of technological innovation and the application of new technologies to practical fishery management problems. This volume was developed from a symposium held in February 2000, at which scientists working in all oceans of the planet presented research results from diverse marine species and habitats. The proceedings contain the results of research intended to define critical habitat, to monitor behaviour and physiology, and to synthesize tracking results into population models. This is the first synthesis of tagging and tracking methods used on marine fish and documents the state of the art of modern electronic tagging and tracking techniques. It will be the standard reference in this field for years to come and will be consulted by researchers planning to use these techniques in the future. Seasoned researchers as well as beginning graduate students will find this volume indispensable.

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This book with software provides powerful tools for the analysis, prediction and creation of new polymer blends, an area of significant commercial potential. The authors explore and describe the use of association models to treat hydrogen bonding in polymer mixtures, illustrating its broad utility. They adapt this approach to a description of the phase behavior of polymer mixtures then develop spectroscopic methods that provide an independent measurement of the equilibrium constants. The companion set of computer programs calculate and display many of the important quantities described in the book.

The control of miscibility of PP/EPDM blends by adding ionomers and applying dynamic vulcanization. (isotactic polypropylene and ethylene-propylene-diene ... from: Polymer Engineering and Science

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The control of miscibility of PP/EPDM blends by adding ionomers and applying dynamic vulcanization. (isotactic polypropylene and ethylene-propylene-diene ... from: Polymer Engineering and Science
Youngkyoo Kim , Won-Jei Cho , and Chang-Sik Ha
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This digital document is an article from Polymer Engineering and Science, published by Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. on October 15, 1995. The length of the article is 3702 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: The control of miscibility for isotactic polypropylene (PP) and ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer (EPDM) has been attempted by adding poly(ethylene-co-methacrylic acid) (EMA) ionomers and by applying dynamic vulcanization. The rheological properties, crystallization behavior, and morphology of the dynamically vulcanized EPDM/PP/ionomer ternary blends were investigated with a Rheometrics dynamic spectrometer (RDS), a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), and a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Two kinds of EMA ionomers neutralized with different metal ions ([Na.sup.+] and [ZN.sup.++]) were investigated. Blends were prepared on a laboratory internal mixer at 190 [degrees] C. Blending and curing were performed simultaneously, i.e., EPDM was vulcanized with dicumyl peroxide (DCP) in the presence of PP/ionomer. The composition of PP and EPDM was fixed at 50/50 by wt% and the contents of EMA ionomer were varied from 5 to 20 parts based on the total amount of PP and EPDM. It was found that the addition of ionomers and the application of the dynamic vulcanization were effective in enhancing the miscibility of PP and EPDM. The structure of the blends was controlled by the following three component phases, i.e., the phase of the dynamically vulcanized EPDM, PP, and Zn-neutralized ionomer. The ternary blends showed more miscibility than the PP/EPDM binary blend. This is due to the thermoplastic interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) of the ternary blends. The structure and properties of the ternary blends differed, depending on the types and contents of ionomer, i.e., the ternary blend containing Na-neutralized ionomer did not show a thermoplastic IPN structure clearly, even though the blend was prepared by dynamic vulcanization. The ternary blend containing Zn-neutralized ionomer clearly showed the behavior of a thermoplastic IPN when the contents of ionomer and DCP were 15 parts and 1.0 part, respectively.

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Title: The control of miscibility of PP/EPDM blends by adding ionomers and applying dynamic vulcanization. (isotactic polypropylene and ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer)
Author: Youngkyoo Kim
Publication: Polymer Engineering and Science (Refereed)
Date: October 15, 1995
Publisher: Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.
Volume: v35 Issue: n19 Page: p1592(8)

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Effect of intramolecular interactions on the miscibility windows of PVC blends with modified SAN polymers. (polyvinyl chloride; styrene/acrylonitrile): An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science

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Effect of intramolecular interactions on the miscibility windows of PVC blends with modified SAN polymers. (polyvinyl chloride; styrene/acrylonitrile): An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science
Chul-Hwan Kinm , Jung-Ki Park , and Taek-Sung Hwang
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This digital document is an article from Polymer Engineering and Science, published by Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. on February 1, 1996. The length of the article is 2740 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: We investigated the miscibility windows in the blends of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) with chemically modified styrene/acrylonitrile (SAN) copolymers such as [Alpha]-methyl styrene/acrylonitrile ([Alpha] SAN), [Alpha]-methyl styrene/methacrylonitrile (MSMAN). The blends of PVC with [Alpha] SAN were found to have the broader miscibility window. This enhanced miscibility was interpreted in terms of intramolecular repulsion that originates from unfavorable interaction between counits of the copolymers and also intramolecular association of AN units. The intramolecular interactions were studied by using Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. These interactions were reflected by a peak broadening in the nitrile stretching band in the acrylonitrile segments. The intermolecular interactions governing the miscibility in the blends of PVC with the series of copolymers were also discussed.

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Title: Effect of intramolecular interactions on the miscibility windows of PVC blends with modified SAN polymers. (polyvinyl chloride; styrene/acrylonitrile)
Author: Chul-Hwan Kinm
Publication: Polymer Engineering and Science (Refereed)
Date: February 1, 1996
Publisher: Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.
Volume: v36 Issue: n4 Page: p535(6)

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An extension of the Painter-Coleman miscibility guide to ternary polymer blends.: An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science

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An extension of the Painter-Coleman miscibility guide to ternary polymer blends.: An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science
E. Espi , M.J. Fernandez-Berridi , and J.J. Iruin
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This digital document is an article from Polymer Engineering and Science, published by Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. on September 15, 1994. The length of the article is 3070 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: The idea of separating the free energy of mixing into two contributions (corresponding to the "physical" or "nonspecific" and to the "specific" interactions, respectively) proposed by Painter and Coleman has been extended t ternary polymer/polymer/polymer blends. In this paper experimental phase diagrams of three ternary blends have been reproduced by estimating both contributions for the interaction energy density ([B.sub.ij]) which characterizes each polymer pair. In contrast to the Painter-Coleman Miscibility Guide rules, we have found that, in some cases, "specific" contributions positive and unfavorable to the mixing, due to the self-association of one of the components, can describe more adequately the experimental trends.

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Title: An extension of the Painter-Coleman miscibility guide to ternary polymer blends.
Author: E. Espi
Publication: Polymer Engineering and Science (Refereed)
Date: September 15, 1994
Publisher: Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.
Volume: v34 Issue: n17 Page: p1314(5)

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The influence of alkyl end-groups on the miscibility of hyperbranched polymers with polyolefins.(Abstract): An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science

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The influence of alkyl end-groups on the miscibility of hyperbranched polymers with polyolefins.(Abstract): An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science
Ibrahim Sendijarevic , Anthony J. McHugh , Joshua A. Orlicki , and Jeffrey S. Moore
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This digital document is an article from Polymer Engineering and Science, published by Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. on December 1, 2002. The length of the article is 2966 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: Polyetherimide (PEI) hyperbranched polymers (HBPs) with alkyl terminated end-groups were blended with linear low density polyethylenes (LLDPEs) and extruded as thin films. The effects of length and concentration of the alkyl groups on the miscibility of the extruded films were examined using confocal and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Surface properties of the blends were further characterized using contact angle measurements in de-ionized water. Results indicate that migration of PET HBPs to the film surfaces is predominantly driven by the surface energy differences of HBPs and polyolefins. Moreover, the addition of PEI HBPs to LLDPEs has a negligible effect on the processing properties of LLDPEs.

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Title: The influence of alkyl end-groups on the miscibility of hyperbranched polymers with polyolefins.(Abstract)
Author: Ibrahim Sendijarevic
Publication: Polymer Engineering and Science (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 2002
Publisher: Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.
Volume: 42 Issue: 12 Page: 2393(8)

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Influence of miscibility on the morphology and properties of polycarbonate/(maleic anhydride)-grafted-polypropylene blend.: An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science

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Influence of miscibility on the morphology and properties of polycarbonate/(maleic anhydride)-grafted-polypropylene blend.: An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science
Ping Ning , and Tze-man Ko
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This digital document is an article from Polymer Engineering and Science, published by Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. on July 1, 1997. The length of the article is 3499 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: Maleic-anhydride-grafted polypropylene (MAH-g-PP) was added to polycarbonate (PC) as a processing agent. Its influence on the morphological, thermal, rheological, and mechanical properties of PC/MAH-g-PP blends was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical spectroscopy (DMS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), dynamic contact angle goniometry, and tensile and impact strength experiments. The results indicated that the processability and miscibility of the blends were improved significantly by addition of 5-20 wt% MAH-g-PP to PC. The melting temperature of MAH-g-PP increased as the relative composition of MAH-g-PP in the blends increased mainly because of enlargement of the crystallite size. The DSC, FTIR as well as SEM results strongly suggested that a chemical reaction might have taken place between the PC and MAH-g-PP. This chemical reaction could have contributed to the improvement of the mechanical properties of the blends and the miscibility between the PC and MAH-g-PP components.

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Title: Influence of miscibility on the morphology and properties of polycarbonate/(maleic anhydride)-grafted-polypropylene blend.
Author: Ping Ning
Publication: Polymer Engineering and Science (Refereed)
Date: July 1, 1997
Publisher: Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.
Volume: v37 Issue: n7 Page: p1226(12)

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Investigation of rubber-rubber blends miscibility.: An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science

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Investigation of rubber-rubber blends miscibility.: An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science
Urska Sebenik , Andreja Zupancic-Valant , and Matjaz Krajnc
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This digital document is an article from Polymer Engineering and Science, published by Thomson Gale on November 1, 2006. The length of the article is 7853 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: Polybutadiene rubber, poly(styrene-co-butadiene) rubber, natural rubber, and their blends were investigated to estimate the degree of miscibility of components in the blends. The morphology of a rubber-rubber blend controls its rheological properties and glass transition behavior. Therefore, two different measuring techniques were used: rheological characterization of blends by the rubber process analyzer (RPA) and temperature modulated differential scanning calorimetry (TMDSC). To study the dependence of complex viscosity on blend composition, two commonly used empirical mixing rules were applied: the log-additivity mixing rule and the quadratic mixing rule. Viscoelastic properties of the examined samples were described by mechanical and relaxation spectra. Since the RPA measurements cannot be performed in a wide frequency range, the experimental results cannot offer a complete overview. Also, the quantitative analysis using the differential of the heat capacity, d[C.sub.p]/dT, versus the temperature signal from TMDSC did not allow to calculate the weight fraction of the interface for all types of the blends under investigation. However, the combination of the two techniques applied provided complementary information on blend morphology and rubber-rubber miscibility. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 46:1649-1659, 2006. [c] 2006 Society of Plastics Engineers

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Title: Investigation of rubber-rubber blends miscibility.
Author: Urska Sebenik
Publication: Polymer Engineering and Science (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2006
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Volume: 46 Issue: 11 Page: 1649(11)

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Mathematical calculation of binodal curves of a polymer/solvent/nonsolvent system in the phase inversion process [An article from: Desalination]

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Mathematical calculation of binodal curves of a polymer/solvent/nonsolvent system in the phase inversion process [An article from: Desalination]
Y.M. Wei , Z.L. Xu , X.T. Yang , and H.L. Liu
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This digital document is a journal article from Desalination, published by Elsevier in 2006. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Four methods of calculating Flory-Huggins interaction parameters from solubility parameters were examined by comparing calculated binodal curves with experimental data. This is a promising method to calculate interaction parameters from solubility parameters because of the wide use of solubility parameters. The fitting results were satisfactory after the optimization of the correction constant according to the membrane casting systems mentioned. The optimized correction constants were 0.09 and 1.01 for the polymer/solvent and polymer/nonsolvent, respectively. The constants were obtained from PES/solvent and PSF/solvent systems and checked with PSF/DMAc/nonsolvent systems. Calculation was carried out, based on Flory-Huggins solution theory, to analyze the behavior of the polymer/solvent/nonsolvent system phase diagram with the influence of parameter sets in a wide range. It was found that with the increment of solvent/polymer interaction parameters or nonsolvent/polymer interaction parameters the miscibility gaps decreased. However, the miscibility gaps increased with the increment of nonsolvent/solvent interaction parameters.

Melt miscibility in blends of polypropylene, polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene-stat-butylene)-block-polystyrene, and processing oil from melting point depression.: ... from: Polymer Engineering and Science

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Melt miscibility in blends of polypropylene, polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene-stat-butylene)-block-polystyrene, and processing oil from melting point depression.: ... from: Polymer Engineering and Science
Bertil Ohlsson , and Bertil Tornell
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This digital document is an article from Polymer Engineering and Science, published by Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. on June 15, 1996. The length of the article is 5517 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: The miscibility of isotactic polypropylene (PP) in blends with (a) polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene-stat-butylene)-block-polystyrene (SEBS) and processing oil, (b) poly(ethylene-co-propylene) (EPM), and (c) EPM and processing off, has been studied using the method of melting-point depression. Near equilibrium melting temperatures were determined by applying the Hoffman-Weeks method to PP melting temperatures determined by DSC on samples crystallized isothermally for 20 h at 80, 100, 120 and 140 [degrees] C. A large melting point depression was observed for PP in blends with SEBS and processing oil, suggesting that PP was soluble in the molten blends. On melting, the turbidity of the PP/SEBS/Oil blends increased, suggesting that the equilibrium melt contains two liquid phases. For PP in blends with EPM or EPM and processing oil, a melting-point depression was not observed. The results indicate why PP/SEBS/Oil blends, within a wide composition range, formed bicontinuous interpenetrating network structures on cooling from the melt, whereas all of the blends with EPM formed solid blends with one continuous phase and one dispersed phase.

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Title: Melt miscibility in blends of polypropylene, polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene-stat-butylene)-block-polystyrene, and processing oil from melting point depression.
Author: Bertil Ohlsson
Publication: Polymer Engineering and Science (Refereed)
Date: June 15, 1996
Publisher: Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.
Volume: v36 Issue: n11 Page: p1547(10)

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