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    In polymer chemistry, polymerization (American English), or polymerisation (British English), is a process of reacting monomer molecules together in a...
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  • chemistry, polymerisation inhibitors (US: polymerization inhibitors) are chemical compounds added to monomers to prevent their self-polymerisation. Unsaturated...
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  • Thumbnail for Chain-growth polymerization
    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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  • The degree of polymerization, or DP, is the number of monomeric units in a macromolecule or polymer or oligomer molecule. For a homopolymer, there is only...
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  • PMID 28944665. Slugovc, Christian (2004-07-21). "The Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerisation Toolbox". Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 25 (14): 1283–1297. doi:10...
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    and biocompatibility. Anionic addition polymerization Chain-growth polymerisation Chain transfer Cobalt-mediated radical polymerization Living polymerization...
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    exothermal ring-opening polymerisation without releasing any chemical, which translates in near zero shrinkage upon polymerisation. Thermosetting polymer...
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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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    In polymer chemistry, condensation polymers are any kind of polymers whose process of polymerization involves a condensation reaction (i.e. a small molecule...
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  • IUPAC definition Chain polymerization in which active centers are ions or ion pairs. Note 1: Usually the chain-ends are ions, although ions can also be...
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  • transferring an alkyl chain to another polymer. Ring-opening metathesis polymerisation (ROMP) produces unsaturated polymers from cycloalkenes or bicycloalkenes...
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  • IUPAC definition anionic polymerization: An ionic polymerization in which the kinetic-chain carriers are anions. In polymer chemistry, anionic addition...
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    Examples of monomer systems that undergo step-growth polymerisation. The reactive functional groups are highlighted....
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    and mechanical properties known as polyphosphazenes produced from the polymerisation of hexachlorophosphazene. Hexachlorophosphazene is a cyclic molecule...
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  • Plasma polymerization (or glow discharge polymerization) uses plasma sources to generate a gas discharge that provides energy to activate or fragment gaseous...
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    Alkene (redirect from Olefin polymerisation)
    Shapiro reaction). The formation of longer alkenes via the step-wise polymerisation of smaller ones is appealing, as ethylene (the smallest alkene) is both...
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  • Thumbnail for Fluid catalytic cracking
    distillation Catalytic cracking Catalytic reforming Alkylation Isomerisation Polymerisation Hydrodesulphurisation Sweetening Hydrocracking Solvent deasphalting...
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  • Thumbnail for Acetone
    PMA type polymers of acetone would be equivalent to the product of polymerisation of propyne, except for a keto end group. Humans exhale several milligrams...
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    whose most significant contributions have been in the field of emulsion polymerisation. In 1970, he gained his PhD from the Australian National University...
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  • components are largely the same. The setting reaction is similarly a polymerisation process of resin monomers (e.g. urethane dimethacrylate) which have...
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  • The dextrose equivalent gives an indication of the average degree of polymerisation (DP) for starch sugars. As a rule of thumb, DE × DP = 120. In all glucose...
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    misfolding and the formation of inactive long-chain polymers. Serpin polymerisation not only reduces the amount of active inhibitor, but also leads to accumulation...
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  • Thumbnail for Amine gas treating
    distillation Catalytic cracking Catalytic reforming Alkylation Isomerisation Polymerisation Hydrodesulphurisation Sweetening Hydrocracking Solvent deasphalting...
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    exist as pure substances, since variable chain length results from the polymerisation reaction used to produce them. High purity grades can be produced for...
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  • distillation Catalytic cracking Catalytic reforming Alkylation Isomerisation Polymerisation Hydrodesulphurisation Sweetening Hydrocracking Solvent deasphalting...
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    (polyimines) can be synthesised from multivalent aldehydes and amines. The polymerisation reaction proceeds directly when the aldehyde and amine monomers are...
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    A silicate is any member of a family of polyatomic anions consisting of silicon and oxygen, usually with the general formula [SiO(4-2x)− 4−x] n, where...
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  • In polymer chemistry, emulsion polymerization is a type of radical polymerization that usually starts with an emulsion incorporating water, monomers, and...
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  • distillation Catalytic cracking Catalytic reforming Alkylation Isomerisation Polymerisation Hydrodesulphurisation Sweetening Hydrocracking Solvent deasphalting...
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    the polymer during polymerisation. One method is to include a relatively small amount of brominated monomer during the polymerisation process. For example...
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