The creation of plastics from polymers is now an old industry. So, there are many methods, sub-methods, and specific synthetic variations now used by academics and industry scientists to create ...

Solid-state polymerization (SSP) is a post-condensation process in which preformed polymer particles undergo further chain extension below their melting temperature, yielding high molecular weight ...

Polymerisation mechanisms fall into two broad categories: chain-growth and step-growth. In chain-growth processes, reactive centres (radical, ionic or coordination sites) add monomers rapidly at one ...