polymerisation

  1. kinabaloo

    Decomposition of VG to acrolein

    Some time ago I had the idea of testing the possibility of the decomposition of VG to acrolein by vaping a juice that was only VG and distilled water. The build up of a deposit in this scenario does not prove acrolein is produced, but it strongly suggests it might be. Similarly, the absence of a...
  2. B

    Why Johnsons Creek clogs atomizers

    DO NOT BE ALARMED. I AM NOT A CHEMIST. TAKE IT WITH A GRAIN OF SALT. I think I've figured out what's happening to clog atomizers. Under the right conditions (I can't reliably replicate them) you can get "propylene glycol" e-liquid to polymerise in the presence of glycerine. It forms a kind of...