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polyether
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A polymer, such as an elastomer, in which carbon atoms of the repeating units are joined by a single oxygen atom
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The two liquid precursors of a polyurethane are a multifunctional isocyanate and a prepolymer, a low-molecular-weight polyether or polyester bearing a multiplicity of reactive end-groups such as hydroxyl, amine, or amide.
The rigid segments are normally prepared from MDI and a low-molecular-weight dialcohol such as ethylene glycol or 1,4-butanediol, while the flexible segments are made with MDI and a polyether or polyester glycol.
Penton, a chlorine-containing polyether unaffected by many chemicals, is fabricated into sheets used for lining storage tanks and the like.
Rigid foams are made with PMDI and polyether glycols, along with low-molecular-weight dialcohols to increase the rigidity.
Polyether, any of a class of organic substances prepared by joining together or polymerizing many molecules of simpler compounds (monomers) by establishing ether links between them; polyethers, which may be either chainlike or networklike in molecular structure, comprise an unusually diverse group of polymers.
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Epoxy resins, widely used as coatings and adhesives, are prepared by converting liquid polyethers into infusible solids by connecting the long-chain molecules into networks, a process called curing.
Phenoxy resins are polyethers similar to those used in epoxies, but the polymers are of higher molecular weight and do not require curing; they are used mostly as metal primers.
The soft sequences consist of any one of a number of polyesters or polyethers, such as polytetramethylene ether glycol.
Hydroxyl-terminated polyethers are often used to prepare flexible foams, which are used in furniture cushioning.
Crown ethers are specialized cyclic polyethers that surround specific metal ions to form crown-shaped cyclic complexes.
Epoxy, Any of a class of thermosetting polymers, polyethers built up from monomers with an ether group that takes the form of a three-membered epoxide ring.
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