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Polymer Chemistry with 36 experiments in chemistry

For inorganic/organic chemistry, Phywe's TESS Chemistry box 4 and TESS Chemistry box 2 equipment sets offer the opportunity to conduct 36 experiments, which are clearly presented in experiment literature.

   Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry

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What polymers are
  • Polymer components (1):
    Thermal decomposition/oxidation of polymers
  • Polymer components (2): Demonstrating the presence of
    polymer components/Beilstein test
  • Determination of density
Natural polymers
  • Degradation of naturally occurring polymers: Starch degradation
  • Production of vulcanised fibre/cellulose hydrate
  • Production of cellulose acetate
  • Production of cellulose acetate films
  • Production of cellulose acetate threads
  • Production of a plastic from protein
Initial identification of plastics
  • Properties of plastics (1): Mechanical properties of plastics
  • Properties of plastics (2): Determination of the density of plastics
  • Properties of plastics (3): Combustibility
  • Properties of plastics (4): Thermoformability
  • Properties of plastics (5): Determination of the melting range

TESS Chemistry Box 4

TESS Chemistry box 4               13293-88

 Screening tests for the synthesis of plastics
  • Screening tests for the synthesis of plastics: Properties of monomers
Plastic formation mechanisms
  • Polymerisation reactions (1): Polystyrene formation
  • Polymerisation reactions (2): Polymethylmethacrylate formation
  • Polycondensation reaction (1): Polyamide formation
  • Polycondensation reaction (2): Production of nylon
  • Polycondensation reaction (3): Base-catalysed phenolic resin formation
  • Polycondensation reaction (4): Acid-catalysed phenolic resin formation
  • Polyaddition reaction (1): Aldol addition
  • Polyaddition reaction (2): Polyurethane formation
Modification of plastics
  • Modification of plastics (1): Production of a phenolic resin foam
  • Modification of plastics (2): Production of a urea resin foam
  • Modification of plastics (3): Production of polyester resin sheets
  • Modification of plastics (4): Production of film
  • Modification of plastics (5): Production of styrene foam
  • Modification of plastics (6): Production of Plexiglas sheets
  • Modification of plastics (7): Production of a laminate

TESS Chemie Box 2

TESS Chemistry box 2               13298-88

Identification of plastics
  • Identification of plastics (1): Thermoplastics – Thermoset plastics
  • Identification of plastics (2): Identification scheme for thermoplastics
Recycling of plastics
  • Recycling process (1): Remelting
  • Recycling process (2): Pyrolysis
Modern polymers/Polymerisation methods
  • Modern polymers (1): Co-polymerisation
  • Modern polymers (2): Graft polymerisation
  • Modern polymers (3): Special polymers using the example of crown ether

Student experiments, polymer chemistry

Student experiments, polymer chemistry
01838-02

 

 

Equipment

The Chemistry equipment system consists of two complementary equipment sets required to conduct the experiments.

TESS Chemistry box 4 "Inorganic/organic basic collection" 13293-88
TESS Chemistry box 2 "Stand material and equipment" 13298-88

 

 

 

Experiment literature

Student experiments polymer chemistry                                                                 01838-02

interTESS DVD                                                                                                                     01100-00

 

 

 

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