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Polymerisation.

Polymerisation;

Polymerization is a process of reacting monomer molecules together in a chemical reaction to form polymers.

For example;

Nylon 6,6 is obtained by polymerisation of hexamethylene diamine and adipic acid.
Polytetrafluoroethylene/Teflon is obtained by polymerisation of tetrafluoroethylene.
Polyacrylonitrile is obtained by polymerisation of acrylonitrile.
Glyptal is produced by polymerisation of ethylene glycol and phthalic acid.
Polyisoprene is produced by polymerisation of isoprene.
Polychloroprene/Neoprene is produced by polymerisation of chloroprene.
Buna S is produced by polymerisation of butadiene and styrene.
Buna N is produced by polymerisation of butadiene and acrylonitrile.

Polyvinyl chloride is produced by polymerisation of vinyl chloride.
Polyvinyl acetate is produced by polymerisation of vinyl acetate.

Polystyrene is produced by polymerisation of styrene.
Polypropylene is made from the polymerisation of propylene.

Kevlar is produced by polymerisation of Benzene-1,4-diamine and Benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid.
Kevlar is also produced by polymerisation of Benzene-1,4-diamine and Benzene-1,4-dicarbonyl dichloride.

Polyvinylidene fluoride is obtained from polymerisation of vinylidene fluoride.
Polyvinylidene chloride is obtained from polymerisation of vinylidene chloride.
Poly(methyl methacrylate) is obtained by polymerisation of methyl methacrylate.
Polybutadiene is obtained by polymerisation of 1,3-butadiene.
Butyl rubber is obtained by polymerisation of isobutylene and isoprene.
PHBV is obtained by polymerisation of 3-hydroxybutanoic acid and 3-hydroxypentanoic acid.

Nylon-2-Nylon-6 is obtained by polymerisation of glycine and aminocaproic acid.
Polyglycolic acid is obtained by polymerisation of glycolic acid.




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