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condensation polymerization

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condensation polymerization [‚kän·dən′sā·shən pə‚lim·ə·rə′zā·shən]
(organic chemistry)
The stepwise reaction between functional groups of reactants in which a high-molecular-weight polymer is formed only after a large number of steps, for example, the reaction of dicarboxylic acids with diamines to form a polyamide.


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Free radical and condensation polymerizations are explained in the context of thermoplastic and thermoset materials.
2]n (ethylene) (polyethylene) The condensation polymerization may be exemplified by the following process: n[H.
The process to produce lactide involves the condensation polymerization of lactic acid to low molecular weight prepolymer, which is then depolymerized to lactide.
 
 
 
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