WM: Polymers Flashcards
1
Q
What do you get when you react a Dicarboxylic acid with a Diamine?
A
A polyamide
Water is lost - the OH comes from the carboxylic acid
2
Q
What do you get when you react a Dicarboxylic acid with a Diol?
A
A polyester
Water is lost - the OH comes from the carboxylic acid
3
Q
Name three things that you should do to make a polymer in a green way…
A
- Use renewable raw materials
- Energy should be kept to a minimum (use a catalyst)
- The process should produce no waste materials that are hazardous to humans or the environment