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schematic diagram of the emulsion-polymerization method functional group: monomers and polymers Ziegler-Natta polymerization of ethylene Figure 12: Various possible linkages of (A) BO3 triangles to form (B,C) multiple groups and (D) chains in borates. Complex (E) triangle and (F) quadrangle groups are also shown. The group depicted in (F) occurs in borax.
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schematic diagram of the emulsion-polymerization method
functional group: monomers and polymers
Ziegler-Natta polymerization of ethylene
Figure 12: Various possible linkages of (A) BO3 triangles to form (B,C) multiple groups and (D) chains in borates. Complex (E) triangle and (F) quadrangle groups are also shown. The group depicted in (F) occurs in borax.
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