Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Homopolymers and Copolymers

Polymers made solely from one kind of monomer are called homopolymers
Polymers made from two monomers (or co-monomers) are called copolymers
Ethylene only=homopolymer
LDPE,HDPE
Ethylene & octene = copolymer
LLDPE
Ethylene & Vinyl acetate = copolymer
EVA,EAA

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