In a theme built upon the last post I have decided to do another reaction involving the creating of a polymer resin being formed. This time it is the commonly known polyester resin reaction, and more specifically the polyglcolide resin. With the simple chemical equation shown below the mechanism proceeds with the Glycolide ring opening up to produce a long chain of the ester linkages. This reaction is induced by the presence of a catalyst, usually being that of Antimony Trioxide, and the heat to being around 195*C. This process must be performed under a pure nitrogen atmosphere due to the fact that this can react with the oxygen in the air.
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