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Polystyrene: Styrene Polymerised by Heat Alone in Sealed Tubes
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Polystyrene: Styrene Polymerised by Heat Alone in Sealed Tubes

Polystyrene is styrene joined into long chains: a tough, glass-clear solid. Heat alone does it. Ostromislensky (US 1,683,402, 1928) sealed pure styrene in glass tubes and held them at 140 °C for 20 hours; hotter goes faster (155 °C 18 h, 165 °C 16 h), but at 175 °C another, unwanted form starts to appear. As it cools the polystyrene shrinks away from the glass and usually breaks the tube. The picture: our diagram.
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Fill and seal the tubes

Use styrene of 92 % purity or better. Fill glass tubes about 0.7 cm wide and 26 cm long to about 4.5 cm (a sixth of the tube) and seal them. Ours: seal in a torch flame (the patent does not say how).

Ibikoresho by'iyi ntambwe:

SitireneSitirene4.5 ml

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

Agafuka k'imiyoboro y'ikirahureAgafuka k'imiyoboro y'ikirahure
Itara rya PropaneItara rya Propane
Amadarubindi yo Kwirinda IbinyabutabireAmadarubindi yo Kwirinda Ibinyabutabire
Uturindantoki tw'ikawusuUturindantoki tw'ikawusu
Akabati k'umwotsi (gafite umuyoboro)Akabati k'umwotsi (gafite umuyoboro)
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Heat at 140 °C for 20 hours

Stand the tubes upright with their lower part in an air bath at about 140 °C for 20 hours (ours: a drying oven). Shorter at higher heat: 155 °C 18 h or 165 °C 16 h. Do not go above 175 °C.

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

Ifuru yo kumishahoIfuru yo kumishaho
Igipima Ubushyuhe cy'UbushakashatsiIgipima Ubushyuhe cy'Ubushakashatsi
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Cool and break out

Let the tubes cool. The polystyrene comes away from the glass and usually breaks it. Remove the glass and break the clear solid into small pieces: it is very tough and hard to grind.

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

Uturindantoki twihanganira ubushyuheUturindantoki twihanganira ubushyuhe
Amadarubindi yo Kwirinda IbinyabutabireAmadarubindi yo Kwirinda Ibinyabutabire

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