Polymers: classification, polymerization, engineering plastics
Engineering Chemistry · Engineering
Study notes
Nylon-6,6 is made from hexamethylenediamine and adipic acid by condensation, releasing water. If each monomer pair weighs 226 g/mol and the polymer weighs 22600 g/mol, degree of polymerization DP = 22600/226 = 100 repeating units.