Polymerization
Also known as: polymerisation · polymerization reaction
- 1Polymerization is a chemical reaction that links monomer molecules together.
- 2The process results in the formation of polymer chains or three-dimensional networks.
- 3There are multiple forms and categorization systems used to classify these chemical processes.
- 4It is a foundational process within polymer chemistry.
In polymer chemistry, polymerization, or polymerisation, is a process of reacting monomer molecules together in a chemical reaction to form polymer chains or three-dimensional networks.
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chemical process of amber formation
The transformation of sticky tree resin into hard, stable amber is driven by the chemical process of polymerization over millions of years.
In polymer chemistry, polymerization, or polymerisation, is a process of reacting monomer molecules together in a chemical reaction to form polymer chains or three-dimensional networks. There are many forms of polymerization and different systems exist to categorize them.
chemical structure of poly(2,3)glucoseWikimedia Commons; Bermanel; Own work; CC BY-SA 3.0; Wikimedia Commons: Category:PolymerizationWikimedia Commons file from Category:Polymerization for Polymerization.Wikimedia Commons; Tombozo; Own work; Public domain; Wikimedia Commons: Category:PolymerizationPolymerization of 1,3-Butadiene Chemical reaction diagram showing a small part of a polybutadiene polymer chain formed by polymerization of 1,3-butadiene; examples of 1,2-addition and cis - and trans -1,4-addition of the monomer shownWikimedia Commons; User:H Padleckas; User:H Padleckas created this image file in November 2005 for use in articles like "Polybutadiene" in Wikimedia - User:H Padleckas 02:17, 1 December 2005 UTC; CC BY-SA 3.0; Wikimedia Commons: Category:Polymerization 38 words