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plasticized polyvinyl chloride

chemical compound

Also known as: plasticized PVC

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preparation

In major industrial polymers: Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
…obtained what is now called plasticized PVC. The discovery of this flexible, inert product was responsible for the commercial success of the polymer. Another route to a flexible product was copolymerization: in 1930 the Union Carbide Corporation introduced the trademarked polymer Vinylite, a copolymer of vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate…
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…produced what is now called plasticized PVC. The discovery of this flexible inert product was responsible for the commercial success of PVC. Under the trademark Koroseal, Goodrich made the plastic into shock-absorber seals, electric-wire insulation, and coated-cloth products.
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