In polymer chemistry, an addition polymer is a polymer that forms by simple linking of monomers without the co-generation of other products. Addition polymerization...
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anionic polymerization: An ionic polymerization in which the kinetic-chain carriers are anions. In polymer chemistry, anionic addition polymerization is a...
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growth polymerization include cationic addition polymerization and anionic addition polymerization. A special case of chain-growth polymerization leads...
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In polymer chemistry, free-radical polymerization (FRP) is a method of polymerization by which a polymer forms by the successive addition of free-radical...
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Chain-growth polymerization (AE) or chain-growth polymerisation (BE) is a polymerization technique where monomer molecules add onto the active site on...
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IUPAC definition A polymer is a substance composed of macromolecules. A macromolecule is a molecule of high relative molecular mass, the structure of...
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Reversible addition−fragmentation chain-transfer or RAFT polymerization is one of several kinds of reversible-deactivation radical polymerization. It makes...
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cationic polymerization: An ionic polymerization in which the kinetic-chain carriers are cations. In polymer chemistry, cationic polymerization is a type...
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In polymer chemistry, step-growth polymerization refers to a type of polymerization mechanism in which bi-functional or multifunctional monomers react...
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of polymerization are chain polymerization and polyaddition, both of which give addition polymers. IUPAC definition Polycondensation A polymerization in...
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to the synthetic polymers. IUPAC definition Artificial polymer: Man-made polymer that is not a biopolymer. Note 1: Artificial polymer should also be used...
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In materials science, a thermosetting polymer, often called a thermoset, is a polymer that is obtained by irreversibly hardening ("curing") a soft solid...
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A lithium polymer battery, or more correctly, lithium-ion polymer battery (abbreviated as LiPo, LIP, Li-poly, lithium-poly, and others), is a rechargeable...
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; Long, T. (2006). "Michael addition reactions in macromolecular design for emerging technologies". Progress in Polymer Science. 31 (5): 487–531. doi:10...
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Polymer engineering is generally an engineering field that designs, analyses, and modifies polymer materials. Polymer engineering covers aspects of the...
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Hydrocarbon (section Addition polymerization)
aromatic compounds) react more readily, by means of substitution, addition, polymerization. At higher temperatures they undergo dehydrogenation, oxidation...
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radical addition polymerization (ATRAP). As the name implies, the atom transfer step is crucial in the reaction responsible for uniform polymer chain growth...
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Polymer science or macromolecular science is a subfield of materials science concerned with polymers, primarily synthetic polymers such as plastics and...
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Copolymer (redirect from Alternating polymer)
In polymer chemistry, a copolymer is a polymer derived from more than one species of monomer. The polymerization of monomers into copolymers is called...
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In polymer chemistry, living polymerization is a form of chain growth polymerization where the ability of a growing polymer chain to terminate has been...
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respectively By type of polymer they form: those that participate in condensation polymerization those that participate in addition polymerization Differing stoichiometry...
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Polyaddition (category Polymer chemistry)
Polyaddition A polymerization in which the growth of polymer chains proceeds by addition reactions between molecules of all degrees of polymerization. Notes:...
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Polymer degradation is the reduction in the physical properties of a polymer, such as strength, caused by changes in its chemical composition. Polymers...
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Polystyrene (category Organic polymers)
Polystyrene (PS) /ˌpɒliˈstaɪriːn/ is a synthetic polymer made from monomers of the aromatic hydrocarbon styrene. Polystyrene can be solid or foamed. General-purpose...
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addition and cycloadditions. Addition reactions are also encountered in polymerizations and called addition polymerization. Depending on the product structure...
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Repeat unit (category Polymer chemistry)
the small molecule from which a polymer is synthesized. One of the simplest repeat units is that of the addition polymer polyvinyl chloride, -[CH2-CHCl]n-...
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Thermoplastic (redirect from Thermoplastic polymer)
A thermoplastic, or thermosoftening plastic, is any plastic polymer material that becomes pliable or moldable at a certain elevated temperature and solidifies...
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Flocculation (redirect from Chemical addition wastewater treatment)
Flocculation (in polymer science): Reversible formation of aggregates in which the particles are not in physical contact. Agglomeration (except in polymer science)...
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Bulk polymerization or mass polymerization is carried out by adding a soluble radical initiator to pure monomer in liquid state. The initiator should...
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formed by ring-opening polymerization; this makes it a special case in the comparison between condensation and addition polymers. Its competition with...
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