Journey into polymers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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