Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
polymerization process
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
condensation polymerization
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| gptkbp:application |
plastics
fibers coatings |
| gptkbp:byproduct |
gptkb:water
gptkb:methanol hydrochloric acid |
| gptkbp:characterizedBy |
monomers react to form oligomers and polymers at each step
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| gptkbp:commonIn |
industrial polymer production
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| gptkbp:contrastsWith |
chain-growth polymerization
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| gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Wallace_Carothers
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| gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1929
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| gptkbp:example |
PET synthesis
nylon synthesis |
| gptkbp:feature |
high conversion required for high molecular weight
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
step-growth polymerization
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| gptkbp:kinetics |
second order
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| gptkbp:launched |
catalyst or heat
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| gptkbp:limitation |
difficult to achieve very high molecular weights without high conversion
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| gptkbp:mechanismOfAction |
random combination of monomers, dimers, oligomers, and polymers
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| gptkbp:molecularWeightDistribution |
gptkb:broadcaster
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| gptkbp:monomerType |
monomers with two or more reactive groups
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| gptkbp:produces |
epoxy resins
polyurethanes polyesters polyamides |
| gptkbp:requires |
bifunctional or multifunctional monomers
stoichiometric balance of functional groups |
| gptkbp:type |
condensation reaction
addition-elimination reaction |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Flory–Stockmayer_theory
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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