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* PEI' … polyethylenimine [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylenimine]
  
 
=== Acetone dissolvable plastic that stink when heated ===
 
=== Acetone dissolvable plastic that stink when heated ===

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List of known existing polymers

Bioplastics (not necessarily well biodegradable)

  • PLA … polylactic acid – made from biomatter
  • PHA … polyhudroxyalkanoates – [1]
  • CA … cellulose acetate

Elastic plastics

  • TPU … thermoplastic polyurethane

Ultra low melting plastics

  • PCL … low melting plastic used in medicine and early 3D printer prototypes

Water dissolvable plastics

  • PVA … water soluble plastic related to non-toxic wood glue - petrol made but biodegradable
  • PEI' … polyethylenimine [2]

Acetone dissolvable plastic that stink when heated

  • HIPS … cheap and brittle
  • ABS … LEGO
  • ASA … more UV resillient

Highly transparent plastics

  • PMMA (aka plexiglass)
  • PETG … (common bottleplastic)

Self lubricating / tough plastics

Cheap:

  • HDPE … high density polyerhylene – detergent bottles
  • LDPE … low density polyethylene – plastic bags

Less cheap:

  • UHMWPE (dyneema) … [3] – ropes
  • POM (delrin) … polyoxymethylene – plastic gears, lubricating spacess
  • PA (nylon) … polyamides same backbone as natural proteins – lawnmower strings
  • PC … polycarbonates [4]
  • PTFE (teflon) … [5] – pan coatings, tubes

High performance polymers (typically include carbon rings)

Misc

  • PVC … polyvinylchloride – troublesome when burnt thus faded out except for e.g. orange ground pipes

Polymers: Polycarbonates with small linkers like:

  • PPC … polypropylene carbonate [7]
  • PEC … polyethylene carbonate – rare but available commercially empowermaterials
  • polymethylene carbonate??

Compositon wise this is almost polymerized carbon dioxide.
Could this be used as CO2 sink?

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