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branched form of polyethylene

Figure 1: Three common polymer structures. The linear, branched, and network architectures are represented (from top), respectively, by high-density polyethylene (HDPE), low-density polyethylene (LDPE), and phenol formaldehyde (PF). The chemical structure and molecular structure of highlighted regions are also shown.

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low-density polyethylene

chemical compound

Also known as: LDPE

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In polyethylene: Low-density polyethylene
LDPE is prepared from gaseous ethylene under very high pressures (up to about 350 megapascals, or 50,000 pounds per square inch) and high temperatures (up to about 350 °C [660 °F]) in the presence of oxide initiators. These processes yield a polymer structure…
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molecular structure

In chemistry of industrial polymers: Linear, branched, and network
…branch off is known as low-density polyethylene (LDPE); this polymer demonstrates the branched structure, in Figure 1B. The network structure, shown in Figure 1C, is that of phenol-formaldehyde (PF) resin. PF resin is formed when molecules of phenol (C₆H₅OH) are linked by formaldehyde (CH₂O) to form a complex network of…
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polyethylene

In major industrial polymers: Polyethylene (PE)
Branched versions are known as low-density polyethylene (LDPE) or linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE); the linear versions are known as high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE).
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