polyvinyl acetate
Sign in to saveAlso known as poly-vinyl acetate, PVA, poly(ethenyl ethanoate), PVAc
polymer
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Within Vinony's link graph, polyvinyl acetate is referenced by 146 other articles, and connects out to hydrolysis, Germany and fungi.
It is catalogued under topics including Acetate esters, Adhesives and Chembox image size set.
Its subject is documented across 35 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- Vinyl polymer
- Mass
- 86.09
- Has use
- glue
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- described by source
- Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
- polymer of
- vinyl acetate
- Commons category
- Polyvinyl acetate
- density
- 1.19
- short name
- PVA
- CXSMILES
- [*]CC(OC(=O)C)[*] |Sg:n:1,2,3,4,5,6::ht|
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Encyclopedic overview
Polyvinyl acetate (PVA, PVAc, poly(ethenyl ethanoate)), commonly known as wood glue (a term that may also refer to other types of glues), PVA glue, white glue, carpenter's glue, school glue, or Elmer's Glue in the US, is a widely available adhesive used for porous materials like wood, paper, and cloth. An aliphatic rubbery synthetic polymer with the formula (C4H6O2)n, it belongs to the polyvinyl ester family, with the general formula −[RCOOCHCH2]−. It is a type of thermoplastic.
Properties
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