Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Epoxy (epoxy resin):
A
copolymer
produced from an
epoxide
monomer
.
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Polymerization
Bis
phenol
A
Phenol
monomer
Epichlorohydrin
Epoxide
monomer
Epoxy resin
Copolymerization
of bis
phenol
A (a
monomer
) with
epichlorohydrin
(a
monomer
) yields a commonly used
epoxy resin
copolymer
. The
polymer
structure
is colored to show the
monomers
.
Epoxy glue
forms an epoxy resin when it
polymerizes
.
Related terms:
Epoxidation
,
oxirane
,
polyethylene terephthalate
,
PET,
PETE
,
poly(methyl methacrylate)
,
Plexiglas
,
biopolymer
,
polypeptide
,
polysaccharide
,
polystyrene
,
polyterpene
,
polyunsaturated fat
,
polyunsaturated fatty acid,
polyvinyl chloride
,
PVC
,
polyester
,
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
,
PAH
,
Teflon
,
PTFE
,
Neoprene
,
Kevlar
,
rayon
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