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  • 1Cellulose acetate — Cellulose acetate, first prepared in 1865, is the acetate ester of cellulose. Cellulose acetate is used as a film base in photography, and as a component in some adhesives; it is also used as a synthetic fiber.Acetate fiber and triacetate… …

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  • 2polyvinyl acetate — Chem. a colorless, odorless, nontoxic, transparent, thermoplastic, water insoluble resin used as an adhesive in certain paints and as an intermediate in the synthesis of polyvinyl acetal and polyvinyl alcohol. Also called PVA [1925 30] * * * ▪… …

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  • 3Ethylene-vinyl acetate — (CAS# 24937 78 8, also known as EVA) is the copolymer of ethylene and vinyl acetate. The weight percent vinyl acetate usually varies from 10 to 40% with the remainder being ethylene. It is a polymer that approaches elastomeric materials in… …

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  • 4Polyvinyl chloride acetate — (PVCA) is a thermoplastic copolymer of vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate. It is used in the manufacture of electrical insulation, of protective coverings (including garments), and of credit cards and swipe cards …

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  • 5polyvinyl acetate — /pɒliˌvaɪnəl ˈæsəteɪt/ (say polee.vuynuhl asuhtayt) noun a transparent thermoplastic resin, produced by the polymerisation of vinyl acetate, used as an adhesive, in inks, paints and lacquers, etc. Abbrev.: PVA …

  • 6cellulose acetate butyrate — noun : any of several mixed esters that are formed by acylation of cellulose with a mixture of acetic and butyric acids and anhydrides and an acid catalyst, that are thermoplastic like cellulose acetates but have a wider range of solubility and… …

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  • 7industrial polymers, major — Introduction       chemical compounds used in the manufacture of synthetic industrial materials.       In the commercial production of plastics, elastomers, man made fibres, adhesives, and surface coatings, a tremendous variety of polymers are… …

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  • 8Liste des codes des polymères — La liste des codes des polymères (à ne pas confondre avec le code d identification des résines pour leur tri et recyclage, norme DIN 6120 1 et DIN 6120 2) est établie à partir des codes des plastiques (thermoplastiques et thermodurcissables)… …

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  • 9Thermoplastics — A thermoplastic is a plastic that melts to a liquid when heated and freezes to a brittle, very glassy state when cooled sufficiently. Most thermoplastics are high molecular weight polymers whose chains associate through weak Van der Waals forces… …

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  • 10adhesive — adhesively, adv. adhesiveness, n. /ad hee siv, ziv/, adj. 1. coated with glue, paste, mastic, or other sticky substance: adhesive bandages. 2. sticking fast; sticky; clinging. 3. Physics. of or pertaining to the molecular force that exists in the …

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