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To begin our discussion of polymers we introduce some of the words used to describe different types of polymers. These terms will be used throughout our discussions of this subject, which will be quite detailed. The polymer industry stands out above all others as a consumer of heavy organic chemicals. The U.S. polymer industry produces over 100 billion lb of polymers and 50% of industrial chemists work with polymers. Thus we can see the importance of being acquainted with the polymers used in industry.
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Carraher, Seymour/Carraher’s Polymer Chemistry: An Introduction, pp. 230–357.
Witteoff and Reuben, Industrial Organic Chemicals, pp. 404–444.
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Chenier, P.J. (2002). Basic Polymer Chemistry: Thermoplastics. In: Survey of Industrial Chemistry. Topics in Applied Chemistry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0603-4_14
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