Plastics Chemistry

 
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Tyndall effect in macromolecules

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Product-No: P1170200

Properties of plastics (2): determination of the density of plastics

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Product-No: P1171100

Step-growth polymerisation (2): production of nylon

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The reaction of sebacoyl chloride with hexamethylenediamine forms Nylon 610®. The two components are dissolved in two solvents of different density which do not mix with one another. For this reason, a reaction can take place only at the contact su ...

 
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Product-No: P1172100

Polyaddition (2): formation of polyurethane

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The reaction of dialcohols with diisocyanates forms polyurethane. This is an example of a polyaddition reaction. The reaction releases heat which causes a foaming agent (water) to foam up the plastic that is formed.

 
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Product-No: P1172500

Modification of plastics (5): production of polystyrene foam

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Polystyrene containing n-pentane as a foaming agent can easily increase its original volume by 20 to 50 times when heated with steam. If pre-foamed polystyrene of this type is sintered together in a closed mould to make a section with a closed cell structure, th ...

 
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Product-No: P1173000

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