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Polystyrene

average Mw ~192,000

Synonym(s):

PS

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Linear Formula:
[CH2CH(C6H5)]n
CAS Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

form

beads or pellets

Quality Level

melt index

6.0-9.0 g/10 min (200°C/5kg)

mol wt

average Mw ~192,000

refractive index

n20/D 1.59

transition temp

softening point 107 °C (Vicat, ASTM D 1525)

InChI

1S/C8H8/c1-2-8-6-4-3-5-7-8/h2-7H,1H2

InChI key

PPBRXRYQALVLMV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Hard, clear moderately strong polymer, biologically inert, good dimensional stability. Susceptible to exterior (UV) degradation.

Application

Extrusion molded foamed packaging, dinnerware, bottles and toys. Injection molded packaging containers, toys and disposable cutlery.

Physical form

Thermoplastic amorphous polymer.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Matthew G Petroff et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 35(14), 4976-4985 (2019-03-21)
We report direct measurements of ionic strength-dependent interactions between different molecular weights of zwitterionic triblock copolymers adsorbed to hydrophobic colloids and surfaces. The zwitterionic copolymers investigated include phosphorylcholine [poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) (PMPC)] and sulfopropylbetaine [poly(3-( N-2-methacryloyloxyethyl- N, N-dimethyl)ammonatopropanesulfonate) (PMAPS)] end blocks
Dharneedar Ravichandran et al.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 24(22) (2019-11-17)
Polystyrene (PS) polymers have broad applications in protective packaging for food shipping, containers, lids, bottles, trays, tumblers, disposable cutlery and the making of models. Currently, most PS products, such as foams, are not accepted for recycling due to a low
Hui Xia et al.
Journal of colloid and interface science, 376(1), 322-326 (2012-03-27)
The aggregation kinetics of particles in dense polystyrene latex suspensions is studied by low-coherence fiber optic dynamic light scattering. Low-coherence fiber optic dynamic light scattering is used to measure the hydrodynamic radius of the aggregates. The aggregation kinetics data obtained
Harikrishnan Narayanan Unni et al.
Electrophoresis, 30(5), 732-741 (2009-03-05)
This study reports a theoretical and experimental study on the irreversible deposition of colloidal particles from electrokinetic microfluidic flow. The electrokinetic particle transport model presented in this study is based on the stochastic Langevin equation, incorporating the electrical, hydrodynamic, Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek
Liang Zhang et al.
Journal of colloid and interface science, 353(2), 557-561 (2010-10-30)
Reported are adsorption isotherms for guar and hydroxypropyl guar (HPG), with and without the presence of borate ions, onto surfactant free anionic polystyrene latex. Guar and HPG formed adsorbed monolayers on the hydrophobic latex. The presence of borate ions converted

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