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by itishappy 28 days ago
Turning into plastic is an exothermic reaction. That's what's heating the tank.
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btilly 28 days ago
It is also a slower exothermic reaction. Which makes it possibly manageable.
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itishappy 28 days ago
Than what? Genuinely curious. I thought that the main exothermic thing monomers did was polymerization or combustion, and we're really hoping to prevent the latter.
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btilly 26 days ago
Polymerization is a slower exothermic action than combustion. So if we have to choose between them, that's the one.
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itishappy 26 days ago
Ohh, then combustion itself. Right. Thanks, lol.
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