According to Lewes, acetylene commences to "polymerise" at a temperature of about 600° C., when it is converted into other hydrocarbons having the same percentage composition, but containing more atoms of carbon and hydrogen in their molecules. From Wordnik.com. [Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use] Reference
On the assumption that acetylene begins to polymerise at a temperature of 100° C. From Wordnik.com. [Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use] Reference
Cass says the next step is for the team to collaborate with an organic chemist to find a way to polymerise the cellulose fibres. From Wordnik.com. [Dresses Made from Wine | Impact Lab] Reference
NatureWorks PLA is made from "renewable" corn but a whole lot of energy is used to sow, water, harvest, extract, ferment and polymerise the material. From Wordnik.com. [Noble Juice PLA Packaging] Reference
Physiological deterioration, which begins to appear within three days, is essentially a humidity-sensitive wound response with increases in enzyme activity leading to the production of phenols including catechins and leucoanthocyanidins which in the later stages of discoloration polymerise to form condensed tannins. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 11] Reference
"They were engaged and often they used to talk over what they would do when Bradley's invention of a new way to polymerise isoprene, as the process is called, had solved the rubber question and had made him rich. From Wordnik.com. [The Dream Doctor] Reference
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