Polly Vinyl Acetate

Sigma aldrich offers a number of poly vinyl acetate products.

Polly vinyl acetate.

Most plastics and synthetic materials contain them. Please select more than one item to compare. View information documentation regarding poly vinyl acetate including cas msds more. Polymers are essentially large molecules linked together in such a way that they are very strong and durable.

Poly vinyl chloride co vinyl acetate co vinyl alcohol 1 product result match criteria. It is also used in adhesives. The monomer vinyl acetate was first produced on an industrial scale by the addition of acetic acid to acetylene with a mercury i salt but it is now primarily made by palladium catalyzed oxidative addition of acetic acid to ethylene. It is a nonstructural adhesive with low price convenient usage and wide application range.

Polyvinyl acetate latex known as white latex is made of vinyl acetate monomer water dispersing agent polymerization starter and other auxiliary materials mixed together through emulsion polymerization. Pva is a vinyl polymer. Used as a raw material for polyvinyl alcohol vinyl acetate vinyl chloride copolymer vinyl acetate ethylene copolymer paint binder bubble gum etc. Polyvinyl acetate is a thermoplastic polymer commonly used in glues paint and a number of industrial adhesives.

Poly vinyl acetate was discovered in germany in 1912 by fritz klatte. Select up to 4 products. Poly vinyl acetate pvac is a biocompatible and biodegradable polymer as it has hydrolyzable groups in the side chain also it is non toxic and non carcinogenic owing to its biologically friendly nature it is used in various biomedical application such as artificial organ implant contact lens cardiovascular devices and cartilage skin. In its most important application polyvinyl acetate serves as the film forming ingredient in water based latex paints.

Poly vinyl acetate is too soft and shows excessive cold flow for use in moulded plastics. To be stored in cool dry and ventilated location and protected from light. This is no doubt associated with the fact that the glass transition temperature of 28 c is little above the usual ambient temperatures and in fact in many places at various times the glass temperature may be the lower.