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ERIC Number: EJ348017
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Introducing Plastics in the Laboratory: Synthesis of a Plasticizer, Dioctylphthalate and Evaluation of its Effects on the Physical Properties of Polystyrenes.
Caspar, A.; And Others
Journal of Chemical Education, v63 n9 p811-12 Sep 1986
Proposes a two-stage experimental approach that combines preparative chemistry and polymer characterization. Describes the simple organic synthesis of a plasticizer, the dioctylphthalate, and its direct use in the preparation of a styrene/divinylbenzene network copolymer. Discusses how to evaluate the physical properties of the resulting plastic. (TW)
Descriptors: Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, College Science, Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Laboratory Procedures, Plastics, Polymers, Science Activities, Science Education, Science Experiments, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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