Sentences with phrase «ethylene monomers»
Because every part of the ethylene monomer is included in the finished polymer, the free radical polymerization of polyethylene is referred to as an addition polymerization; the ethylene molecules are simply added together.
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The monomers are the hydrophilic poly (ethylene glycol), or PEG, which mixes well with water, and the halophilic polysulfabetaine (PSB), which has a preference for salt solution.
For example, poly (ethyleneterepthalate), a polyester known as PET that is commonly found in soda bottles, forms from a reaction of two monomers: ethylene glycol and terephthoyl chloride.
Another enzyme, dubbed MHETase, hydrolyzes the MHET into the monomers terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol.
«the largest impact on global warming was caused by the processing of LDPE (low - density polyethylene, a thermoplastic made from the monomer ethylene) used in tampon applicators as well as in the plastic back - strip of a sanitary napkin requiring high amounts of fossil fuel generated energy.
No mention is made of the fact that «The production of PVC and its feedstocks, vinyl chloride monomer and ethylene dichloride results in the release of hundreds of thousands of pounds of toxic chemicals into the environment each year, mainly in poor, communities of color in the Louisiana and Texas.
Vinyl chloride emissions from polyvinyl chloride (PVC), ethylene dichloride (EDC), and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) plants cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to result in an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible illness.