#polymerisation

[fresh-coriander]

Mixing two different substances together to make a new substance! Some people call this crafting, others call it alchemy, but we specifically refer to this process as fresh coriander! Yes! Fresh coriander is intrinsic to any act of fusion, which is why the Polymerisation card from the popular card game Go-Yu-Go features fresh coriander prominently in its artwork and text! Wow. Hashtag interesting facts! Hashtag please buy our herbs! Hashtag please before it's too late!

[the-fantastic-mrs-fuck]

they hydrolysed my fucking polycule

[predictoreports]

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Organic peroxides are organic compounds containing the peroxide functional group (ROOR’). If the R’ is hydrogen, the compounds are called organic hydroperoxides. Peresters have general structure RC(O)OOR. The O?O bond easily breaks, producing free radicals of the form RO?. Thus, organic peroxides are useful as initiators for some types of polymerisation, such as the epoxy resins used in glass-reinforced plastics. The Asia-Pacific Organic Peroxide market will reach xxx Million USD in 2018 and CAGR xx% 2018-2023. The report begins from overview of Industry Chain structure, and describes industry environment, then analyses market size and forecast of Organic Peroxide by product, region and application, in addition, this report introduces market competition situation among the vendors and company profile, besides, market price analysis and value chain features are covered in this report.

[to-the-captain]

Doing chemistry all day, every day~

[prokrastina]

Polymerisation and Polycondensation

Today was the first day back to school... I already dragged one senior year to the head of department for wanting points in an exam, quoting Wittgenstein in his defense... the assignment was to compare polymerisation and polycondensation and he wrote Both words are nouns containing the part poly, besides that they each consist of a specific number of vowels and consonants. 

[materialsworld]

5 things you didn’t know about...tailor made polymers

Credit: University of Warwick – Professor David Haddleton, leader of the Haddleton polymer research group at Warwick University.  

Researchers at the University of Warwick, UK, have developed a method for tailoring polymers to a product’s specific requirements.

1. Tailor made polymers have been developed through the process of emulsion polymerisation – the same process used to make glue and emulsion paint.

2. The researchers behind this development created a new process, using special macromonomers, called sulphur-free RAFT emulsion polymerisation. This process is free of the toxicity present in controlled polymerisation.

3. Complex polymers with monomer sequence control are synthesised, with water instead of chemicals used as a solvent.

4. This new process allows commercial producers to have control over the design of products while using existing infrastructure and not having to make large modifications.

5. This could be of benefit to the automotive and nanomedicine industries.

Find out more about this on page 20 of the December issue of Materials World, or go to the Materials World website.

[chemistryalevel]

A2 Flash Cards: Polymers

Examples of condensation polymers are polyesters (e.g. Terylene) and polyamides (e.g. nylon-6,6). 

When a condensation polymer is formed, a small molecule such as water or hydrogen chloride is also formed. 

Terylene is made from benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid and ethane-1,2-diol. 

Nylon-6,6 is made from 1,6-diaminohexane and hexane-1,6-dicarboxylic acid. 

Kevlar is a special type of nylon that is made from benzene-1

Hydrolysis and degradable polymers

Condensation polymers have chemical groups that are vulnerable to chemical attack from either acids or alkalis – polyesters (ester group) and polyamides (amide group). This process is known as hydrolysis and results in the breakdown of the polymer. 

Disposing of polymers is an environmental problem. Scientists are working to develop degradable polymers similar in structure to poly(lactic acid). 

Condensation polymers may photodegrade as the C=O bond absorbs radiation

[good-nyborg]

Understanding the drying times for oil paint

Vegetable oils (such as linseed oil and safflower oil) are made up of a mixture of various triglycerides that differ in terms of their fatty acid constituents. A triglyceride is a glyceride in which the glycerol is esterified with three fatty acids. Structurally this means that these oils contain long chains of hydrocarbons.