ScienceHideout
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Ususual polymer?
We all know what hapens when you mix borax with glue, and get a slimey polymer... but a while back I was doing experiments- and I know aluminum is
related to boron... Finially, I found the formulation.
Make a saturated solution of aluminum potassium sulphate.
Now, squeeze in PVA glue.
You now have a weird, stringy polymer.
Can anyone help identify this?
hey, if you are reading this, I can't U2U, but you are always welcome to send me an email!
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fledarmus
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PVA is a polymer! Are you sure you don't just have glue with a lot of aluminum salts dissolved in it?
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barley81
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It's possible that the water was 'sucked' from the glue via osmosis, which congealed it.
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watson.fawkes
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Quote: Originally posted by ScienceHideout  | Make a saturated solution of aluminum potassium sulphate.
Now, squeeze in PVA glue.
You now have a weird, stringy polymer.
Can anyone help identify this? |
You have cross-linked PVA. Google "PVA slime".
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