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Polyamide resin is made by cooking ethylene amines with dimer acid and Tall Oil Fatty acid or oleic acid. Water is removed by distillation. Various other additives may be used.

HOOC-X-COOH + H2N-CH2CH2NH-CH2CH2NHCH2CH2NH ---------->

[---OC-X-CO-HN-CH2CH2NH-CH2CH2NHCH2CH2NH-CO-X-CO-----]N + nH2O is the simplified schematic formula for synthesis.

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Polyamides are used as nylon and kevlar. They are also used in some resins and packaging such as clingfilm.

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Polyamides are polymers.

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