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Chapter 14 Assessment
The perspective turned back to Curran. At this time, he had already taken a hot bath, and he was so refreshed that he and Heilman came to the laboratory of Dr. Guderian.

Here we need to mention the hierarchical structure of the "hive".

The lowest level, that is, the third-level researchers that Curran was in before, most of them stayed in the outermost experimental hall, doing some repetitive work that lacked technical content.

The middle level is the second-level researcher he is about to become, and this part is eligible to apply to enter the "hive" with a higher degree of secrecy and more difficult work in the "incubation room".

That is to say, an experimental team led by a Hydra scientist with an independent laboratory.

The next level is the first-level researcher, which is already the highest level that can be achieved by taking the purely technical route.

Theoretically, if a first-level researcher takes the initiative to apply, even if it is directly under the scientific research director Baron Zemo, the "Royal Bee House" responsible for the top-secret scientific research mission of Hydra will not refuse.

And the highest level is the existence of a management position like Dr. Guderian.

They can be said to be the group of people with the most relaxed work requirements in the base. Even Baron Zemo or Daniel Whitehall can only give some guidance to their work after the year-end summary, and at most they will be stuck in the funding for the coming year. One card, take care of it, in other daily work, you are not qualified to dictate.

From this, we can see Dr. Guderian's detached status, and it's no wonder that Hellman thinks that after Curran joins the experimental team, Marcus will not come to trouble him.

Hehe, after all, for the sake of work efficiency, the "incubator" has a special person to deliver meals, and Marcus can't see him 24 hours a day, so how can he make trouble.

Dr. Guderian, who came out of the laboratory to receive them, was younger than Curran imagined.

But thinking of his young mentor in his previous life, there is nothing surprising.

After greeting each other, Dr. Guderian turned his attention to Curran.

He was noncommittal about the second-level researcher that the August family had asked to bring in.

His own laboratory is so big, of course it is no problem to find a vacant position to send the other party away, but if he is really the kind of guy who has no sense of responsibility and has more than enough trouble, he will decisively reject the August family's request.

So he took the initiative to ask Curran about the types of experiments he was good at, and used it as an assessment item. If he couldn't meet his own standards, then with the witness of the two Hellmans present, the other party would have nothing to say.

Curran had already had a secret plan for the so-called assessment, and made up his mind to show off a big one, so he said without hesitation:
"Dr. Guderian, I had stayed in Mr. Staudinger's research institute for a period of time before, and I was very interested in his macromolecular theory. Although I regretted that I could no longer accept his teachings, I have been collecting the latest information on this topic. The progress of scientific research, I also have occasional gains."

"A few years ago, a British company realized the industrial production of polyethylene. After I learned about it, I thought their synthesis conditions were too harsh and could not be promoted on a large scale in a short period of time, so I studied a new synthesis route, and the physical and chemical properties of the final product were generally excellent. at the level reported."

"I hope that Dr. Guderian can prepare the corresponding raw materials for me so that I can demonstrate simple laboratory preparations."

After hearing what Curran said, the expression on Dr. Guderian's face was a bit indescribable.

Of course Hermann Staudinger knew him, and even strictly speaking, they were colleagues in the same journal responsible for the review work.

As for the other party's macromolecular theory, he is very clear about it. Since it was proposed 20 years ago, it has been controversial from all sides.

Even at the beginning, he felt that crudely setting up a concept of large molecular weight to explain the special properties of certain substances, and using macroscopic iron chains to associate its structure, is really a fear and delusion that should not exist in scientific research Combination of plots.

However, in the past ten years, with more and more evidence, the theory of macromolecules has gradually been widely accepted by the academic circle. Didn't he even change his position and start to do some related research?
So he can reluctantly accept what Curran said in the first half. With Staudinger's personal guidance, coupled with the young people's nature of loving novel ideas, it is normal to make achievements in the new field of macromolecular theory.

But the second half of the sentence, saying that I can improve, is wrong, it is inventing a brand new synthesis route, no matter what, it is also worthy of the label of arrogance.

The polyethylene produced by British companies, the German government and Hydra have obtained finished products through various channels.

After discussion, the present scientists and large factory owners all believed that this is a lightweight, high-quality material that can be mass-produced through the by-products of the petroleum industry.

However, after several years of research and investment, it is impossible to achieve stable reproduction of the product, let alone industrialized production.

As a result, now, a boy in his early 20s told himself that he could do it, not only could do it, but he could do it better.If Dr. Guderian really believed it immediately, his laboratory would have already become a gathering place for all kinds of demons and ghosts.

If Curran hadn't finally said to show him the preparation process in person, it is estimated that Dr. Guderian is already considering expulsion.

It is not to consider whether to drive or not, but to consider how to drive, whether to drive gently or roughly.

He looked at the young man in front of him again, and looked at the other party's unavoidable eyes full of clarity and indifference.

Forget it, give him a chance.

Although the organic chemistry experiment took a long time, for the sake of the August family, it was just a matter of finding time to play around with the children.

"Tell me, what materials are needed, I will let my men go down and prepare them. Come with me, and I will take you to the organic experiment area."

"Ethylene, the higher the purity the better, propylene, hexane, titanium tetrachloride, triethylaluminum..."

Curran walked and talked behind Dr. Guderian, and the two Hellmans, who had been in a dizzy state since entering the door, couldn't help but followed at this time.

They basically didn't understand the conversation between Curran and Dr. Guderian, but they still had a look to see the direction of the wind.

Dr. Guderian's attitude towards Curen was very casual, but after a few words, Curran obviously wanted to show the other party a super awesome experiment.

After that, although the doctor didn't believe it much, he also paid attention to it and was willing to provide the experimental materials and venue according to what Curran said.

If they left now, it would be the same as not watching the finale of a TV series. They would regret that they would not be able to sleep when they went back tonight, so they must see the result.

After walking about ten steps, Ke Lun was led into a relatively empty room. Looking at the familiar equipment inside, he secretly sighed in his heart.

Then, after signaling to Dr. Guderian, Curran began to skillfully select and assemble the equipment.

An expert will know if there is one as soon as he makes a move.

He watched Curran combine the equipment one by one in a smooth manner, and quickly built a complete experimental device.

Horizontal and vertical, the pipeline is clear, touching the chest and saying, it looks much better than Guderian's own build.

He slightly reduced Curran's doubts. Regardless of whether the new polyethylene synthesis route is true or not, he has done many macromolecular experiments for sure.

If Curran knew that Dr. Guderian was shocked by his own ability to build a device, he would just hehe, saying that it was normal.

Who told him that when he first entered the laboratory in his previous life, he was called by his senior brothers and sisters to help him every day, and he was scolded for putting on a crooked air and needed more practice.

As a result, I worked hard to practice, and I built it quickly and beautifully. In the end, I was favored by my instructor again and became the queen's erector.

At this time, Guderian, who was analyzing the functions of the various parts of Curran's device, suddenly frowned and asked Curran aloud.

"I see that you are going to use that big glass bottle as a reactor in this device? Synthesizing polyethylene requires high temperature and high pressure environment, glassware can't stand it!"

Curran smiled slightly when he heard Dr. Guderian's words. This is the greatness of Ziegler's catalyst.

If Staudinger mentioned by Curran is the founder of polymer theory, then Ziegler, who is also a German scientist, is the patriarch who opened up another peak.

The catalysts he discovered, in a theoretical sense, can’t be finished for a while, but the most intuitive value is to reduce the difficulty of preparing various polymers.

Taking polyethylene as an example, the method currently used by the British requires more than 1500 to 3000 atmospheres and a temperature of 180°C to 200°C, so it is customarily called high pressure polyethylene.

However, the method adopted by Ziegler only needs more than a dozen atmospheres of pressure and about 100°C. The energy consumption and preparation difficulty have been greatly reduced, and the key final product properties are even better.

Of course, the catalyst that Curran is using now is an improved and more classic type of catalyst, and the effect is actually slightly better.

He told Dr. Guderian the conditions required for his method. The other party lost his composure at first, and then tried to cover up and returned to normal.

But Ke Lun understood clearly that it meant "You braggart is too fierce".

But he didn't give any explanation, just a few raw materials were delivered, and Curen took them carefully.

Others don't matter, this triethylaluminum is a highly dangerous chemical.

Titanium tetrachloride and triethylaluminum need to be combined and formulated into a catalyst on site, so Curen started this most critical step regardless of other things.

Guderian watched impatiently from the sidelines. In his opinion, what Curran said before was definitely bragging. After listening to him, he decided to ignore the other party and just watch the other party's nonsense quietly.

But now, seeing that Curen handles such dangerous substances as triethylaluminum with ease, his heart starts to itch again. Could it be that what he said is still true?
The key is that Guderian's strong thirst for knowledge as a scientist prevented him from turning a blind eye to unintelligible experimental operations.

After hesitating for a long time, he still walked up to Ke Lun and asked in a low voice the purpose and principle of each operation...

(End of this chapter)