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L42L

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Formalin to para-formaldehyde polymerization?
« on: May 17, 2004, 07:34:00 PM »
Formalin to para-formaldehyde polymerization?  

how to do.
acid, base, distill, heat, chill.....?
thanks bees.
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Rhodium

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Formaldehyde polymerization
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2004, 09:06:00 PM »
Formaldehyde polymerization is acid-catalyzed and takes place spontaneously (with the evolution of heat) in aqueous solutions. Commercial formalin solutions contains methanol as a polymerization inhibitor, so I assume you need to remove it somehow.

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L42L

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thats a start!
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2004, 03:17:00 AM »
Cool, now I know it is acid catalyized. I guess one could try hitting it with a bunch of aqueous HCL and see what happins. Any bee have any other thoughts?

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