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POLYMERISATION ETAT SOLIDE [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Synthetic Fabrics
DEF

solid-state polymerization: Reaction of the active end-groups within a solid polymer. It may be intentional as in heating and drying nylon 66 to increase the final degree of polymerization; or it may be undesirable such as that which occurs in fibers under high-temperature conditions in tires that leads to increased degree of polymerization, cross-linking, and subsequent brittleness and loss of strength.

Key term(s)
  • solid state polymerization

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques

Spanish

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