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Journey into polymers

8 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

Join me, an aspiring polymer chemist, as I dive into the wacky world of plastics.

Chemistry Science
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Episodes

Epoxy part 2

January 17, 2021 18:36 - 10 minutes - 10.2 MB

Today I discuss curing agents as well as the general uses of epoxy is our society.

Epoxy part 1

December 31, 2020 20:07 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MB

This week I am covering the history and basic chemistry surrounding epoxies.

Polymer architecture

December 24, 2020 21:02 - 10 minutes - 9.98 MB

Today I talk about what polymers can look like on a molecular level and how that impacts it’s physical properties.

Polyethylene

December 17, 2020 20:17 - 15 minutes - 7.17 MB

Today I talk about the history of polyethylene, it’s most common forms, and how it’s made into plastic.

Basics of Polymerization Reactions

December 10, 2020 18:55 - 14 minutes - 6.96 MB

Today we cover the basics of polymerization reactions explaining step growth and chain polymerizations and how each works.

Wallace Carothers

December 03, 2020 18:35 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MB

Today I cover a brief history of Wallace Carothers and his discoveries in the field of polymer chemistry.

Plastic recycling

November 26, 2020 16:44 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MB

In this episode I review the basics of plastic recycling and the methods to recycle a plastic that are most used today.

Intro to Polymers

November 18, 2020 16:30 - 7 minutes - 6.85 MB

In this episode we review the basic definition of a polymer and discuss why they matter to everyone.