In this video, I will be trying to recreate the popular explosive polymerization video. In this reaction, p-nitroaniline is heated over a flame with some sulfuric acid. Initially, not too much happens ...

Independent expert William Carroll of the University of Indiana testified on Thursday that he was puzzled by term “explosive polymerization.” “That made no sense to me,” he said, based on his years of ...

That sheet cautions anyone working with vinyl chloride to avoid extreme heat, which could cause explosive polymerization. Independent expert William Carroll of the University of Indiana testified on ...