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Solution Polymerization Solution polymerization is a method of industrial polymerization. In this procedure, a monomer is dissolved in a non-reactive solvent that contains a catalyst. The reaction results in a polymer which is also soluble in the chosen solvent. Heat...
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Emulsion polymerization Emulsion polymerization is a type of radical polymerization that usually starts with an emulsion incorporating water,monomer, and surfactant. The most common type of emulsion polymerization is an oil-in-water emulsion, in which droplets of...
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Bulk polymerization Bulk polymerization or mass polymerization is carried out by adding a soluble initiator to pure monomer in the liquid state. The initiator should dissolve in the monomer. The reaction is initiated by heating or exposing to radiation. As the...
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Copolymerization When two or more different monomers unite together to polymerize, their result is called a copolymer and its process is called copolymerization. Commercially relevant copolymers include acrylonitrile butadiene styrene(ABS), styrene/butadiene...
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Mechanism of Condensation Polymerization You know that monomers that are joined by condensation polymerization have two functional groups. You also know (from Part 6) that a carboxylic acid and an amine can form an amide linkage, jand a carboxylic acid and an alcohol...