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EPISODE · Oct 11, 2026 · 13 MIN

Ziegler-Natta Polymerization

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Everybody is familiar with plastic. But what is the chemical composition of it? Polyethylene and polypropylene, two very common forms of plastic, are polymers of small organic molecules. We figured out how to make these subtances in the middle of the 20th century. Let's get the full story!Watch the whole Inorganic/Organometallic Chemistry playlist: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveInorganicGeneral Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveGenChemOrganic Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOrgChemBiochemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBiochemBiology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBioClassical Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics1Modern Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics2Mathematics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveMathEMAIL► [email protected]► http://patreon.com/ProfessorDaveExplainsCheck out "Is This Wi-Fi Organic?", my book on disarming pseudoscience!Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HtNpVHBookshop: https://bit.ly/39cKADMBarnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/3pUjmrn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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