
Polyvinyl Chloride - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is most commonly used in the construction sector because of its excellent weather, chemical and flame resistance properties. In recent years, its use has been …
Polyvinyl Chloride - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Dec 17, 2018 · Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) is a versatile polymer widely used in various applications due to its cost-effectiveness and favorable physical, chemical, and weathering properties. It …
Polyvinyl Chloride - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a thermoplastic made up of 57% chloride and 43% hydrocarbons. The world’s third-most-widely used plastic after polyethylene and polypropylene [15] . PVC has two …
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), its additives, microplastic and human …
Jan 15, 2025 · Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a plastic obtained by the radical, cost-efficient polymerization of the corresponding monomer vinyl chloride (Endo, 2020). Commercialized in …
Plasticized polyvinyl chloride: From material properties to flexible ...
Mar 1, 2025 · Chun et al. [52] developed a pressure piezoelectric sensor using a polystyrene-polyvinyl chloride ionomer composite gel with a sensitivity of 0.97 V kPa −1 and a response …
Plastic materials: polyvinyl chloride (PVC) - ScienceDirect
Jan 1, 2012 · Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), or vinyl for short, or using the IUPAC name ‘chloroethane’ or ‘poly(chloroethanediyl)’, with 57% of mass by chlorine, is an ‘infrastructure thermoplastic’ …
Electrocatalytic grafting of polyvinyl chloride plastics
Jan 9, 2025 · Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) ranks third among the most consumed plastics worldwide, following only polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP). 1, 2 PVC plastics are used in myriad …
Life cycle assessment of polyvinyl chloride production and its ...
Jan 20, 2017 · Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), the second most widely consumed plastic, is a 21st century material generally used in pipes, cables, and other construction applications. Life cycle …
Synthesis and structure of poly(vinyl chloride) - ScienceDirect
Dec 1, 2002 · Bulk polymerization of vinyl chloride initiated by di-t-butyl- or t-butyl-t-pentyl magnesium etherate gave PVC specimens containing considerable amounts of cyclopropyl, …
Electrocatalysis enables polyvinyl chloride functionalization ...
Feb 13, 2025 · Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a high-production-volume polymer with wide applications in tubing, roofing, wiring, and packaging. To enhance the bulk properties of PVC, …