Polyvinyl chloride (alternatively: poly(vinyl chloride), colloquial: vinyl or polyvinyl; abbreviated: PVC) is the world's third-most widely produced synthetic...
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Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) is a thermoplastic produced by chlorination of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin. CPVC is significantly more flexible...
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industrial chemical chiefly used to produce the polymer polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Vinyl chloride monomer is among the top twenty largest petrochemicals...
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lifetime. ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) CPVC (chlorinated polyvinyl chloride) HDPE (high-density polyethylene) PB-1 (polybutylene) PE (polyethylene)...
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Thermoplastic (section Polyvinyl chloride)
copolymers are used in the manufacture of toys and product casings. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a tough, lightweight material that is durable, fairly rigid...
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Rigid inflatable boat (section Polyvinyl chloride)
overpressure. Common materials for the tubes are Hypalon and PVC (Polyvinyl chloride), though some manufacturers use PU (Polyurethane). Chlorosulfonated...
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Polyvinyl chloride acetate (PVCA) is a thermoplastic copolymer of vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate. It is used in the manufacture of electrical insulation...
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moderate UV resistance and the others, which include polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyolefins like polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE)...
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those products sold since the early 1980s are composed of colored polyvinyl chloride (PVC) chips formed into solid sheets of varying thicknesses (1⁄8 in...
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Vinyl polymer (redirect from Polyvinyls)
alkane chain [−CH2−CHR−]. In popular usage, "vinyl" refers only to polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Vinyl polymers are the most common type of plastic. Important...
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Polyvinyl fluoride is a thermoplastic fluoropolymer with a repeating vinyl fluoride unit, and it is structurally very similar to polyvinyl chloride....
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Chlorine (section Hydrogen chloride)
consumer products, about two-thirds of them organic chemicals such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC), many intermediates for the production of plastics, and other...
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Acrylic-polyvinyl chloride (IPK, IPK Acrylic PVC, IPK Thermoformable Sheet, IPK Kydex) is a line of thermoplastic acrylic-polyvinyl chloride composite...
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such as polyethylene, which is widely used in product packaging, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC), used in construction and pipes because of its strength and...
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equipment company based in Ahmedabad which makes chlorinated polyvinyl chloride and polyvinyl chloride pipes. In 1996, Astral Poly Technik Limited was founded...
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Kydex is a line of thermoplastic acrylic-polyvinyl chloride materials manufactured by Sekisui SPI. It has a wide variety of applications, including for...
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vulcanized but has some of the properties of a rubber or of plasticized polyvinyl chloride particularly at the higher end of the range. Both filled and unfilled...
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French chemist left vinyl chloride in the sun and found white solid at the bottom of the flask which was polyvinyl chloride. In 1839, Eduard Simon discovered...
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1,2-dichloroethane is in the production of vinyl chloride, which is used to make polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes, furniture and automobile upholstery,...
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soda and chlorine; it is also used in the manufacturing processes of polyvinyl chloride, plastics, paper pulp and many other products. Of the annual global...
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Look up PVC in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. PVC is polyvinyl chloride, a plastic. PVC also may refer to: Peripheral venous catheter, intravenous tube...
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emergency medicine. Most endotracheal tubes today are constructed of polyvinyl chloride, but specialty tubes constructed of silicone rubber, latex rubber...
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up vinyl in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Vinyl may refer to: Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a particular vinyl polymer Vinyl cation, a type of carbocation...
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sewage and slurries. PEX is an alternative to polyvinyl chloride (PVC), chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) or copper tubing for use as residential...
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fiber made from polyvinyl chloride. In some countries other than the United States, vinyon fibers are referred to as polyvinyl chloride fibers. It can...
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sources and crosstalk from other pairs. Outer insulation is typically polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or low smoke zero halogen (LS0H).[citation needed] Most Category 5...
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fourth-most-produced polymer after polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC).[citation needed] PET consists of repeating (C10H8O4) units...
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compounds is vinyl chloride, which is produced on the scale of millions of tons per year as a precursor to polyvinyl chloride. Polyvinyl fluoride is another...
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epoxidation of soybean oil. It is used as a plasticizer and stabilizer in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics. ESBO is a yellowish viscous liquid. ESBO is manufactured...
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producer of vinyls, with substantial downstream integration into polyvinyl chloride (PVC) building products. In 2014, Westlake made a significant expansion...
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