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Plasticizer, the Glossary

A plasticizer (UK: plasticiser) is a substance that is added to a material to make it softer and more flexible, to increase its plasticity, to decrease its viscosity, and/or to decrease friction during its handling in manufacture.^[1]

103 relations: Acetyltributylcitrate, Acrylate polymer, Adsorption, Alcohol (chemistry), Aldonic acid, Artificial leather, Benzyl butyl phthalate, Bis(2-ethylhexyl) adipate, Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Bis(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate, Bisphenol A, British English, Cellulose, Cellulose acetate, Cellulose acetate butyrate, Chlorinated polyethylene, Clay, Colloid, Concrete, Conservation and restoration of plastic objects, Conveyor belt, Dibutyl phthalate, Dibutyl sebacate, Diethyl phthalate, Diethylene glycol dinitrate, Diisobutyl phthalate, Diisodecyl phthalate, Dimethyl phthalate, Dinitrotoluene, Dioctyl sebacate, Dispersant, Domestic roof construction, DPHP, Drywall, Elastic modulus, Elastomer, Endocrine disruptor, Energetic material, EPDM rubber, Epichlorohydrin, Epoxidized soybean oil, Ester, European Chemicals Bureau, Explosive, Flory–Fox equation, Friction, Glass transition, Glutaric acid, Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene, Insect repellent, ... Expand index (53 more) »
Concrete admixtures
Plasticizers

Acetyltributylcitrate

Acetyltributylcitrate is an organic compound that is used as a plasticizer. Plasticizer and Acetyltributylcitrate are plasticizers.

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Acrylate polymer

An acrylate polymer (also known as acrylic or polyacrylate) is any of a group of polymers prepared from acrylate monomers.

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Adsorption

Adsorption is the adhesion of atoms, ions or molecules from a gas, liquid or dissolved solid to a surface.

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Alcohol (chemistry)

In chemistry, an alcohol is a type of organic compound that carries at least one hydroxyl functional group bound to carbon.

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Aldonic acid

Aldonic acids are sugar acids with the general chemical formula, HO2C(CHOH)nCH2OH.

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Artificial leather

Artificial leather, also called synthetic leather, is a material intended to substitute for leather in upholstery, clothing, footwear, and other uses where a leather-like finish is desired but the actual material is cost prohibitive or unsuitable, or for ethical concerns.

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Benzyl butyl phthalate

Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP) is an organic compound historically used a plasticizer, but which has now been largely phased out due to health concerns. Plasticizer and Benzyl butyl phthalate are plasticizers.

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Bis(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

Bis(2-ethylhexyl) adipate or DEHA or DOA is an organic compound with the formula (CH2CH2CO2C8H17)2. Plasticizer and Bis(2-ethylhexyl) adipate are plasticizers.

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Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate, diethylhexyl phthalate, diisooctyl phthalate, DEHP; incorrectly — dioctyl phthalate, DIOP) is an organic compound with the formula C6H4(CO2C8H17)2. Plasticizer and Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate are plasticizers.

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Bis(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate

Bis(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate commonly abbreviated DEHT (Dioctyl terephthalate or DOTP), is an organic compound with the formula C6H4(CO2C8H17)2. Plasticizer and Bis(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate are plasticizers.

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Bisphenol A

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical compound primarily used in the manufacturing of various plastics.

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British English

British English is the set of varieties of the English language native to the island of Great Britain.

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Cellulose

Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula, a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of β(1→4) linked D-glucose units.

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Cellulose acetate

In biochemistry, cellulose acetate refers to any acetate ester of cellulose, usually cellulose diacetate.

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Cellulose acetate butyrate

Cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB) is a mixed ester thermoplastic derivative of cellulose acetate that contains both acetate and butyrate functional groups.

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Chlorinated polyethylene

Chlorinated polyethylene (PE-C or CPE) is an inexpensive variation of polyethylene, where chlorine is substituted for some of the hydrogen atoms.

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Clay

Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolinite, Al2Si2O5(OH)4).

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Colloid

A colloid is a mixture in which one substance consisting of microscopically dispersed insoluble particles is suspended throughout another substance.

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Concrete

Concrete is a composite material composed of aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement that cures to a solid over time.

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Conservation and restoration of plastic objects

Conservation and restoration of objects made from plastics is work dedicated to the conservation of objects of historical and personal value made from plastics.

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Conveyor belt

A conveyor belt is the carrying medium of a belt conveyor system (often shortened to belt conveyor).

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Dibutyl phthalate

Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) is an organic compound which is commonly used as a plasticizer because of its low toxicity and wide liquid range. With the chemical formula C6H4(CO2C4H9)2, it is a colorless oil, although impurities often render commercial samples yellow.Peter M. Lorz, Friedrich K. Towae, Walter Enke, Rudolf Jäckh, Naresh Bhargava, Wolfgang Hillesheim "Phthalic Acid and Derivatives" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2007, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. Plasticizer and Dibutyl phthalate are plasticizers.

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Dibutyl sebacate

Dibutyl sebacate (DBS) is an organic chemical, a dibutyl ester of sebacic acid. Plasticizer and dibutyl sebacate are plasticizers.

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Diethyl phthalate

Diethyl phthalate (DEP) is a phthalate ester.

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Diethylene glycol dinitrate

Diethylene glycol dinitrate (DEGDN) is an explosive nitrated alcohol ester with the formula C4H8N2O7. Plasticizer and Diethylene glycol dinitrate are plasticizers.

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Diisobutyl phthalate

Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) is a phthalate ester having the structural formula. Plasticizer and Diisobutyl phthalate are plasticizers.

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Diisodecyl phthalate

Diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP) is a commonly used plasticizer used in the production of plastic and plastic coating to increase flexibility. Plasticizer and Diisodecyl phthalate are plasticizers.

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Dimethyl phthalate

Dimethyl phthalate (DMP) is an organic compound and phthalate ester.

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Dinitrotoluene

Dinitrotoluenes could refer to one of the following compounds.

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Dioctyl sebacate

Dioctyl sebacate (also di(2-ethylhexyl) sebacate, commonly abbreviated as DOS, DEHS, and BEHS) is an organic compound which is the diester of sebacic acid and 2-ethylhexanol. Plasticizer and Dioctyl sebacate are plasticizers.

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Dispersant

A dispersant or a dispersing agent is a substance, typically a surfactant, that is added to a suspension of solid or liquid particles in a liquid (such as a colloid or emulsion) to improve the separation of the particles and to prevent their settling or clumping.

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Domestic roof construction

Domestic roof construction is the framing and roof covering which is found on most detached houses in cold and temperate climates.

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DPHP

Di(2-propylheptyl) phthalate (also known as bis(2-propylheptyl) benzene-1,2-dicarboxylate, di(propylheptyl) orthophthalate, or DPHP) is an organic compound with the formula C28H46O4.

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Drywall

Drywall (also called plasterboard, dry lining, wallboard, sheet rock, gib board, gypsum board, buster board, turtles board, slap board, custard board, and gypsum panel) is a panel made of calcium sulfate dihydrate (gypsum), with or without additives, typically extruded between thick sheets of facer and backer paper, used in the construction of interior walls and ceilings.

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Elastic modulus

An elastic modulus (also known as modulus of elasticity) is the unit of measurement of an object's or substance's resistance to being deformed elastically (i.e., non-permanently) when a stress is applied to it.

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Elastomer

An elastomer is a polymer with viscoelasticity (i.e. both viscosity and elasticity) and with weak intermolecular forces, generally low Young's modulus (E) and high failure strain compared with other materials.

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Endocrine disruptor

Endocrine disruptors, sometimes also referred to as hormonally active agents, endocrine disrupting chemicals, or endocrine disrupting compounds are chemicals that can interfere with endocrine (or hormonal) systems.

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Energetic material

Energetic materials are a class of material with high amount of stored chemical energy that can be released.

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EPDM rubber

EPDM rubber (ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber) is a type of synthetic rubber that is used in many applications.

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Epichlorohydrin

Epichlorohydrin (abbreviated ECH) is an organochlorine compound and an epoxide.

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Epoxidized soybean oil

Epoxidized soybean oil (ESBO) is a collection of organic compounds obtained from the epoxidation of soybean oil. Plasticizer and Epoxidized soybean oil are plasticizers.

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Ester

In chemistry, an ester is a functional group derived from an acid (organic or inorganic) in which the hydrogen atom (H) of at least one acidic hydroxyl group of that acid is replaced by an organyl group.

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European Chemicals Bureau

The European Chemicals Bureau (ECB) was the focal point for the data and assessment procedure on dangerous chemicals within the European Union (EU).

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Explosive

An explosive (or explosive material) is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce an explosion if released suddenly, usually accompanied by the production of light, heat, sound, and pressure.

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Flory–Fox equation

In polymer chemistry and polymer physics, the Flory–Fox equation is a simple empirical formula that relates molecular weight to the glass transition temperature of a polymer system.

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Friction

Friction is the force resisting the relative motion of solid surfaces, fluid layers, and material elements sliding against each other.

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Glass transition

The glass–liquid transition, or glass transition, is the gradual and reversible transition in amorphous materials (or in amorphous regions within semicrystalline materials) from a hard and relatively brittle "glassy" state into a viscous or rubbery state as the temperature is increased.

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Glutaric acid

Glutaric acid is the organic compound with the formula C3H6(COOH)2.

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Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene

Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) is an oligomer of butadiene terminated at each end with a hydroxyl functional group.

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Insect repellent

An insect repellent (also commonly called "bug spray") is a substance applied to the skin, clothing, or other surfaces to discourage insects (and arthropods in general) from landing or climbing on that surface.

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Lignin

Lignin is a class of complex organic polymers that form key structural materials in the support tissues of most plants.

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Lignosulfonates

Lignosulfonates (LS) are water-soluble anionic polyelectrolyte polymers: they are byproducts from the production of wood pulp using sulfite pulping. Plasticizer and Lignosulfonates are concrete admixtures.

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Melamine

Melamine is an organic compound with the formula C3H6N6.

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Moisturizer

A moisturizer, or emollient, is a cosmetic preparation used for protecting, moisturizing, and lubricating the skin.

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Molar mass

In chemistry, the molar mass (or molecular weight) of a chemical compound is defined as the ratio between the mass and the amount of substance (measured in moles) of any sample of the compound.

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Nail polish

Nail polish (also known as nail varnish in British English or nail enamel) is a lacquer that can be applied to the human fingernail or toenails to decorate and protect the nail plates.

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Naphthalene

Naphthalene is an organic compound with formula.

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Neoprene

Neoprene (also polychloroprene) is a family of synthetic rubbers that are produced by polymerization of chloroprene.

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New car smell

New car smell is the odor that comes from the combination of materials found in new automobiles, as well as other vehicles like buses, trucks, and aircraft.

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Nitrile

In organic chemistry, a nitrile is any organic compound that has a functional group.

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Nitrocellulose

Nitrocellulose (also known as cellulose nitrate, flash paper, flash cotton, guncotton, pyroxylin and flash string, depending on form) is a highly flammable compound formed by nitrating cellulose through exposure to a mixture of nitric acid and sulfuric acid.

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Nitroglycerin

Nitroglycerin (NG) (alternative spelling of nitroglycerine), also known as trinitroglycerol (TNG), nitro, glyceryl trinitrate (GTN), or 1,2,3-trinitroxypropane, is a dense, colorless or pale yellow, oily, explosive liquid most commonly produced by nitrating glycerol with white fuming nitric acid under conditions appropriate to the formation of the nitric acid ester.

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Organophosphate

In organic chemistry, organophosphates (also known as phosphate esters, or OPEs) are a class of organophosphorus compounds with the general structure, a central phosphate molecule with alkyl or aromatic substituents.

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Phthalates

Phthalates, or phthalate esters, are esters of phthalic acid. Plasticizer and phthalates are plasticizers.

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Plastic

Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that use polymers as a main ingredient.

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Plasticity (physics)

In physics and materials science, plasticity (also known as plastic deformation) is the ability of a solid material to undergo permanent deformation, a non-reversible change of shape in response to applied forces.

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Plumbing

Plumbing is any system that conveys fluids for a wide range of applications.

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Polymer

A polymer is a substance or material consisting of very large molecules linked together into chains of repeating subunits.

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Polyvinyl chloride

Polyvinyl chloride (alternatively: poly(vinyl chloride), colloquial: vinyl or polyvinyl; abbreviated: PVC) is the world's third-most widely produced synthetic polymer of plastic (after polyethylene and polypropylene).

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Pozzolana

Pozzolana or pozzuolana, also known as pozzolanic ash (pulvis puteolanus), is a natural siliceous or siliceous-aluminous material which reacts with calcium hydroxide in the presence of water at room temperature (cf. pozzolanic reaction). Plasticizer and pozzolana are cement and concrete.

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Product (business)

In marketing, a product is an object, or system, or service made available for consumer use as of the consumer demand; it is anything that can be offered to a market to satisfy the desire or need of a customer.

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Pulp and paper industry

The pulp and paper industry comprises companies that use wood, specifically pulpwood, as raw material and produce pulp, paper, paperboard, and other cellulose-based products.

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Pyrotechnic composition

A pyrotechnic composition is a substance or mixture of substances designed to produce an effect by heat, light, sound, gas/smoke or a combination of these, as a result of non-detonative self-sustaining exothermic chemical reactions.

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Rain gutter

A rain gutter, eavestrough, eaves-shoot or surface water collection channel is a component of a water discharge system for a building.

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Rocket propellant

Rocket propellant is the reaction mass of a rocket.

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Sebacic acid

Sebacic acid is a naturally occurring dicarboxylic acid with the chemical formula.

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Segregation in concrete

Segregation in concrete is a case of particle segregation in concrete applications, in which particulate solids tend to segregate by virtue of differences in the size, density, shape and other properties of particles of which they are composed. Plasticizer and segregation in concrete are concrete.

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Semtex

Semtex is a general-purpose plastic explosive containing RDX and PETN.

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Shampoo

Shampoo is a hair care product, typically in the form of a viscous liquid, that is used for cleaning hair.

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Smokeless powder

Finnish smokeless powder Smokeless powder is a type of propellant used in firearms and artillery that produces less smoke and less fouling when fired compared to black powder.

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Solid rocket booster

A solid rocket booster (SRB) is a large solid propellant motor used to provide thrust in spacecraft launches from initial launch through the first ascent.

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Solid-propellant rocket

A solid-propellant rocket or solid rocket is a rocket with a rocket engine that uses solid propellants (fuel/oxidizer).

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Space Shuttle

The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program.

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Specific impulse

Specific impulse (usually abbreviated) is a measure of how efficiently a reaction mass engine, such as a rocket using propellant or a jet engine using fuel, generates thrust.

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Stucco

Stucco or render is a construction material made of aggregates, a binder, and water.

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Sulfonic acid

In organic chemistry, sulfonic acid (or sulphonic acid) refers to a member of the class of organosulfur compounds with the general formula, where R is an organic alkyl or aryl group and the group a sulfonyl hydroxide.

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Sunscreen

Sunscreen, also known as sunblock, sun lotion or sun cream, is a photoprotective topical product for the skin that helps protect against sunburn and prevent skin cancer.

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Superplasticizer

Superplasticizers (SPs), also known as high range water reducers, are additives used for making high-strength concrete or to place self-compacting concrete. Plasticizer and Superplasticizer are cement, concrete and concrete admixtures.

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Synthetic rubber

A synthetic rubber is an artificial elastomer.

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Terephthalic acid

Terephthalic acid is an organic compound with formula C6H4(CO2H)2.

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Triacetin

Triacetin is the organic compound with the formula. Plasticizer and Triacetin are plasticizers.

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Tricresyl phosphate

Tricresyl phosphate (TCP), is a mixture of three isomeric organophosphate compounds most notably used as a flame retardant. Plasticizer and Tricresyl phosphate are plasticizers.

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Triethylene glycol dinitrate

Triethylene glycol dinitrate (TEGDN) is an, ether, nitrated alcohol ester of triethylene glycol. Plasticizer and triethylene glycol dinitrate are plasticizers.

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Trimellitic acid

Trimellitic acid (benzene-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid) is a chemical compound with the molecular formula C6H3(СООН)3.

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Trimethylolethane trinitrate

Trimethylolethane trinitrate (TMETN), also known as metriol trinitrate (METN, MTN, METRTN) or nitropentaglycerin, is a nitrate ester. Plasticizer and Trimethylolethane trinitrate are plasticizers.

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Ultraviolet

Ultraviolet (UV) light is electromagnetic radiation of wavelengths of 10–400 nanometers, shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays.

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Vapor pressure

Vapor pressure or equilibrium vapor pressure is the pressure exerted by a vapor in thermodynamic equilibrium with its condensed phases (solid or liquid) at a given temperature in a closed system.

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Vinyl flooring

Vinyl flooring may refer to.

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Vinyl siding

Vinyl siding is plastic exterior siding for houses and small apartment buildings, used for decoration and weatherproofing, imitating wood clapboard, batten board and batten or shakes, and used instead of other materials such as aluminum or fiber cement siding.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasticizer

Also known as Acetylated monoglyceride, Febmix, Plastic softener, Plasticisation, Plasticiser, Plasticisers, Plasticization, Plasticize, Plasticizers, Plastisizer.

, Lignin, Lignosulfonates, Melamine, Moisturizer, Molar mass, Nail polish, Naphthalene, Neoprene, New car smell, Nitrile, Nitrocellulose, Nitroglycerin, Organophosphate, Phthalates, Plastic, Plasticity (physics), Plumbing, Polymer, Polyvinyl chloride, Pozzolana, Product (business), Pulp and paper industry, Pyrotechnic composition, Rain gutter, Rocket propellant, Sebacic acid, Segregation in concrete, Semtex, Shampoo, Smokeless powder, Solid rocket booster, Solid-propellant rocket, Space Shuttle, Specific impulse, Stucco, Sulfonic acid, Sunscreen, Superplasticizer, Synthetic rubber, Terephthalic acid, Triacetin, Tricresyl phosphate, Triethylene glycol dinitrate, Trimellitic acid, Trimethylolethane trinitrate, Ultraviolet, Vapor pressure, Vinyl flooring, Vinyl siding, Viscosity, 1,2,4-Butanetriol trinitrate, 1,2-Cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid diisononyl ester, 2-Ethylhexyl diphenyl phosphate.

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Concrete admixtures

Plasticizers

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