Polystyrene (PS) /ˌpɒliˈstaɪriːn/ is a synthetic polymer made from monomers of the aromatic hydrocarbon styrene. Polystyrene can be solid or foamed. General-purpose...
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Polystyrene sulfonates are a group of medications used to treat high blood potassium. Effects generally take hours to days. They are also used to remove...
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Look up polystyrene or polystyrène in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Polystyrene may refer to: Polystyrene, a synthetic material (eg: Styrofoam) Polystyrene...
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Styrofoam is a trademarked brand of closed-cell extruded polystyrene foam (XPS), manufactured to provide continuous building insulation board used in...
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global movement towards the phase-out of polystyrene foam as a single use plastic (SUP). Early bans of polystyrene foam intended to eliminate ozone-depleting...
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Foam peanut (redirect from Polystyrene peanut)
Chemical. Originally made from 100% virgin polystyrene resin, peanuts made from 100% recycled polystyrene have been commercially available since the mid-90s...
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Graft polymer (redirect from High Impact Polystyrene)
of a graft polymer is a component used in high impact polystyrene, consisting of a polystyrene backbone with polybutadiene grafted chains. Graft copolymers...
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Polystyrene is a synthetic hydrocarbon polymer that is widely adaptive and can be used for a variety of purposes in drug delivery. These methods include...
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Expanded polystyrene (EPS) concrete (also known as EPScrete, EPS concrete or lightweight concrete) is a form of concrete known for its light weight made...
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Photo-oxidation of polymers (section Polystyrene)
(PET) has only moderate UV resistance and the others, which include polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyolefins like polypropylene (PP) and...
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polypropylene paper (PPP) Polystyrene (PS) foam, including expanded polystyrene (EPS), extruded polystyrene foam (XPS) and sometimes polystyrene paper (PSP) Styrofoam...
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Thermoplastic (section Polystyrene)
liquids. Polystyrene is manufactured in various forms that have different applications and can have medium to very low density. Extruded polystyrene (PS or...
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Butanone (redirect from Polystyrene cement)
paints and varnishes as an anti-skinning agent. As butanone dissolves polystyrene and many other plastics, it is sold as "model cement" for use in connecting...
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polyphenylene oxides (PPO) or polyphenylene ether (PPE) resins with polystyrene. They combine the inherent benefits of PPE resin (affordable high heat...
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consisting of styrene and acrylonitrile. It is widely used in place of polystyrene owing to its greater thermal resistance. The chains of between 70 and...
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a steam chest - the process is similar to that used to make expanded polystyrene foam. EPE foams are low density, semi-rigid, closed cell foam that are...
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4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) is a polymer mixture of two ionomers. One component in this mixture is made up of polystyrene sulfonate which...
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Tenebrio molitor are being studied for their ability to biodegrade waste polystyrene products. "Tenebrio obscurus Fabricius, 1792". Integrated Taxonomic Information...
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Coffee cup (section Polystyrene)
clay, and wood. Disposable coffee cups may be made out of paper or polystyrene foam (often mistakenly called Styrofoam). Coffee cups, along with other...
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larvae all have been found to consume expanded polystyrene foam. Zophobas morio breaks down polystyrene through a two-stage process: first by mechanically...
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These X-rays flood the void (the "radiation channel" often filled with polystyrene foam) between the primary and secondary assemblies placed within an enclosure...
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animal feed, can consume polyethylene and polystyrene. Its congener T. obscurus can also consume polystyrene, as can superworm (Zophobas morio) and red...
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between the polystyrene and polybutadiene blocks, the former separating into spheres or rods depending on the exact composition. With low polystyrene content...
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Dinks, or Shrinkles is a toy and activity kit consisting of sheets of polystyrene which can be cut with standard household scissors. When heated, the cut...
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5% accuracy. Polystyrene standards with dispersities of less than 1.2 are typically used to calibrate the GPC. Unfortunately, polystyrene tends to be a...
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HBCD for elimination, but allowing a temporary exemption for the use in polystyrene insulation foams in buildings. Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA or TBBP-A)...
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form due to difficulties in processing. It is mainly used as blend with polystyrene, high impact styrene-butadiene copolymer or polyamide. PPO is a registered...
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injection-molded polystyrene or resin. Flying models range from simple toy gliders made of sheets of paper, balsa, card stock or foam polystyrene to powered...
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For example, researchers coated carbon nanotubes with polystyrene by first polymerizing polystyrene via chain radical polymerization and subsequently mixing...
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polypropylene (PP) (auto parts, industrial fibres, food containers, etc.) 6: polystyrene (PS) (plastic utensils, Styrofoam, cafeteria trays, etc.) 7: Other (N/A)...
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