Graft copolymerization

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Jerarquía

physicochemical processes > polymerization

Descripción

Creation of graft copolymers, a special type of branched copolymers in which long chains have occasional branches comprising repeat units different from those of the main chain. Such copolymers are created for a variety of diverse applications including enhanced tensile strength, controlled wettability, better pigment dispersion, and enhanced thermal stability.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300387471

Otros términos

  • copolymerization, graft [en]
  • graft copolymerisation [en]