polymethyl methacrylate
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Origin of polymethyl methacrylate
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Other common plastics the researchers found: polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride and polymethyl methacrylate, all used in various industrial processes.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 8, 2024
Other plastics confirmed in the water in microscopic quantities include polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride and polymethyl methacrylate, also known as plexiglass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2024
One substance produced this way was polymethyl methacrylate, an acrylic polymer better known as plexiglass.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 26, 2022
The colorized works are made of contemporary materials, including plaster casts, synthetic marble, marble, cast bronze, and 3D-printed polymethyl methacrylate, covered with marble plaster and painted in tempera with pigments based on original formulations.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 11, 2022
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