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Synthesis (Manufacture, Production) of Plastics

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Polymers - Opportunities and Risks I

Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry ((HEC,volume 11))

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Addition polymerization (chain reaction, multistep reaction) and condensation polymerization are very briefly summarized from an engineering perspective. The influences of synthesis on opportunities and risks of raw materials for plastics are listed. This chapter closes with some brief examples of plastics chemical production.

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Notes

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    The aluminum reduces the metal compound and does not contribute to the polymerization reaction.

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    Unsaturated polyester.

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Eyerer, P. (2010). Synthesis (Manufacture, Production) of Plastics. In: Eyerer, P. (eds) Polymers - Opportunities and Risks I. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry(), vol 11. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-88417-0_2

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