July 2024
Intermediate to advanced
280 pages
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Carbon chain polymers are a type of homochain polymer in which the main chains are constructed from carbon atoms. Most olefinic and diene polymers belong to this category, such as polyethylene, polystyrene, and polyvinyl chloride.
By far the most important industrial polymers (for example, virtually all the commodity plastics) are polymerized olefins. Olefin molecules are commonly represented by the chemical formula CH2=CHR, with R representing an atom or pendant molecular group of varying composition. The chemical structure of polyolefins can be represented as shown in Figure 19.1.
Other important carbon chain polymers include:
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