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  2. Neoprene - Wikipedia

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    Neoprene's burn point is around 260 °C (500 °F). [21] In its native state, neoprene is a very pliable rubber-like material with insulating properties similar to rubber or other solid plastics. Neoprene foam is used in many applications and is produced in either closed-cell or open-cell form.

  3. Timeline of plastic development - Wikipedia

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    Parkesine, the first member of the Celluloid class of compounds and considered the first man-made plastic, is patented by Alexander Parkes. [4] 1869: John Wesley Hyatt discovers a method to simplify the production of celluloid, making industrial production possible. 1872: PVC was accidentally synthesized in 1872 by German chemist Eugen Baumann ...

  4. Chloroprene - Wikipedia

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    Although it may have been discovered earlier, chloroprene was largely developed by DuPont during the early 1930s, specifically with the formation of neoprene in mind. [4] The chemists Elmer K. Bolton , Wallace Carothers , Arnold Collins and Ira Williams are generally accredited with its development and commercialisation although the work was ...

  5. Hypalon - Wikipedia

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    Hypalon is a chlorosulfonated polyethylene (CSPE) synthetic rubber (CSM) noted for its resistance to chemicals, temperature extremes, and ultraviolet light.It was a product of DuPont Performance Elastomers, a subsidiary of DuPont. [1]

  6. List of Catholic clergy scientists - Wikipedia

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    Julius Nieuwland (1878–1936) – Holy Cross priest, known for his contributions to acetylene research and its use as the basis for one type of synthetic rubber, which eventually led to the invention of neoprene by DuPont; Jean-Antoine Nollet (1700–1770) – abbot and physicist who discovered the phenomenon of osmosis in natural membranes

  7. Charles Goodyear - Wikipedia

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    Charles Goodyear was born on December 29, 1800, in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of Amasa Goodyear, and the oldest of six children.His father was a descendant of Stephen Goodyear, successor to Governor Eaton as the head of the company London Merchants, who founded the colony of New Haven in 1638.

  8. Wetsuit - Wikipedia

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    Neoprene was not the only material used in early wetsuits, particularly in Europe and Australia. The Pêche-Sport "isothermic" suit [ 23 ] [ 24 ] [ 25 ] invented by Georges Beuchat in 1953 and the UK-made Siebe Gorman Swimsuit [ 26 ] were both made out of sponge rubber.

  9. DuPont - Wikipedia

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    Carothers invented neoprene, a synthetic rubber; [16] the first polyester superpolymer; and, in 1935, nylon. The invention of Teflon followed a few years later and has since been proven responsible for health problems in those exposed to the chemical through manufacturing and home use. [17] DuPont introduced phenothiazine as an insecticide in ...