polyesters

Question 1

what is a polyester?

Answer 1

a polymer made up of lots of molecules joined together in a chain by ester groups

Question 2

how do you make a polyester?

Answer 2

mix 2 types of monomers

Question 3

what is condensation polymerisation?

Answer 3

each time a monomer joins the end of the chain, a H2O molecule is lost

Question 4

what does polyesters being biodegradable mean?

Answer 4

microbes such as bacteria and fungi can use enzymes to break down the polymer into its monomers and use them as an energy supply

Question 5

why are biopolyesters good?

Answer 5

it reduces our reliance on landfill and incineration to dispose of used polymers