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    Nylon is a synthetic polymer synthesized from diamines and diacids through condensation polymerization. Nylon 6 is produced from caprolactam, Nylon 6,6 from adipoyl chloride and hexamethylenediamine, and Nylon 10 from sebacic acid and decamethylenediamine. Nylons have high tensile strength and are resistant to abrasion, making them useful for applications like fibers, films, and engineering plastics used in transportation, electronics, consumer goods and more. Common nylon products include ropes, parachutes, hoses and dental floss.

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    Nylon is a synthetic polymer synthesized from diamines and diacids through condensation polymerization. Nylon 6 is produced from caprolactam, Nylon 6,6 from adipoyl chloride and hexamethylenediamine, and Nylon 10 from sebacic acid and decamethylenediamine. Nylons have high tensile strength and are resistant to abrasion, making them useful for applications like fibers, films, and engineering plastics used in transportation, electronics, consumer goods and more. Common nylon products include ropes, parachutes, hoses and dental floss.

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    Nylon is a synthetic polymer synthesized from diamines and diacids through condensation polymerization. Nylon 6 is produced from caprolactam, Nylon 6,6 from adipoyl chloride and hexamethylenediamine, and Nylon 10 from sebacic acid and decamethylenediamine. Nylons have high tensile strength and are resistant to abrasion, making them useful for applications like fibers, films, and engineering plastics used in transportation, electronics, consumer goods and more. Common nylon products include ropes, parachutes, hoses and dental floss.

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    GARCIA, KRIZZI EVE D.

    #15 – GROUP 5 – 2CHEM1


    Virtual Lab 2: Polyamide (Nylon)

    Assignment:

    1. Draw schematic diagram on the synthesis of the polyamide, Nylon just as you would write an
    entry in your logbook.
    Nylon is one of many man-made called plastics. Chemically, plastics are composed of chain-like
    molecules of higher molecular weight, called polymers, which usually have been built up from
    simpler chemicals called monomers. A different monomer or combination of monomers is used
    to manufacture each different type or family of polymers. In this experiment, synthesis of nylon
    using condensation reactions between a diamine and diacid. The mechanism involved the two
    monomers that are both bifunctional. The first step in the reaction begins with the hydrogen
    atom of the amine group belonging to hexamethylenediamine which is the the diamine forms a
    hydrochloric acid molecule with the chloride from the acid functional group. The remaining
    adipoyl chloride molecule and the hexamethylenediamine molecule will join together to form a
    larger molecule polymer. The molecule formed has an acid group at one end and an amine
    group at the other is the newly formed nylon unit.
    Schematic Diagram of the Procedure

    2. What are the differences in the chemical structures for different kinds of Nylon? Show the
    structures and starting materials of Nylon 6, Nylon 6,6 and Nylon 10.
    Nylon 6 has only one kind of carbon chain which is six atoms long. It's made by a ring opening

    polymerization from the monomer caprolactam.

    For Nylon 6,6, it is made from the monomers adipoyl chloride and hexamethylene diamine. The strong
    chemical bond between the two forces gives Nylon 6,6 a more crystalline structure, making it slightly
    stiffer and better equipped to handle more heat than Nylon 6. Both polyamide 6.6 and polyamide 6 have
    a high tensile strength but polyamide 6.6 is able to absorb water and whereas polyamide 6 has

    enhanced elasticity. Both are tough and have resistance to abrasion.


    While Nylon 10, has ten carbons connected in a straight chain. It is an AA-BB polyamide that is made in a
    polycondensation process of sebacic acid and decamethylene diamine.

    Sebacic Acid Nylon 10

    Decamethylene diamine

    3. What are the practical applications of polyamides?


    Polyamides are used by various industries like transportation, electronics & electrical, consumer
    goods, building & construction and packaging. The two most widely used polyamide are by far
    PA66 and PA6. They are often extruded to manufacture fibers (textile industry) or films
    (packaging), or injected. The Polyamides with the highest performances are PPA and PA46,
    which are good candidates for metal replacement developments or very specific applications
    exposed to extreme conditions. Bio-based polyamides are also available. For instance, PA11 is
    based on castor-oil chemistry. While nylon fibers which account for more than half of the
    polyamides manufactured, are produced in a variety of forms, as textile filament (for clothing),
    as carpet filament and as industrial filament (for example, for ropes).
    4. Give commercial examples of nylon.
    Common products we use today such as sleeping bags, rope, seat belts in cars, parachuting
    material, tubing hose, tarpaulin and dental floss may be made of Nylon. The polyamides
    (nylons), in particular 6 and 6,6 are used in engineering plastics. Nylon is arguably the most
    versatile material available for applications.

    References:
    Polyamide (PA) or Nylon: Complete
    Guide (PA6, PA66, PA11, PA12...) $neo(document).ready($neo(function ()
    { $neo('.starAvg').rating(); $neo('.starAvg').rating('select', "4.5");
    $neo('.starAvg').rating('readOnly', true); })); (n.d.). Retrieved May 6, 2020, from
    https://omnexus.specialchem.com/selection- guide/polyamide-pa-nylon
    Staff, C. M. (n.d.). Everything You Need To Know About Nylon (PA). Retrieved May 6, 2020, from
    https://www.creativemechanisms.com/blog/3d-printing-injection-molding-cnc-nylon-
    plastic-pa

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