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  2. Thermoplastic - Wikipedia

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    Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) is produced through exposing PVC to the continued free-radical chlorination reaction that originally formulates the PVC polymer. The chlorination reaction continues to add chlorine atoms to the polymer hydrocarbon backbone until most commercial applications reach a percent range between 56 and 74% total ...

  3. Naval Ordnance Station Louisville - Wikipedia

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    The facility's name officially changed to "Greater Louisville Technology Park", but would continue to be called "Naval Ordnance" by locals. It was the first former military facility to continue to supply contracted military supplies, but at a much reduced rate than it had during the World War II/Cold War era.

  4. Polyvinyl chloride - Wikipedia

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    Specifically workers in polymerization section of a B.F. Goodrich plant near Louisville, Kentucky, were diagnosed with liver angiosarcoma also known as hemangiosarcoma, a rare disease. [57] Since that time, studies of PVC workers in Australia, Italy, Germany, and the UK have all associated certain types of occupational cancers with exposure to ...

  5. Cold chain - Wikipedia

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    A cold chain is a supply chain that uses refrigeration to maintain perishable goods, such as pharmaceuticals, produce or other goods that are temperature-sensitive. [1] Common goods, sometimes called cool cargo, [2] distributed in cold chains include fresh agricultural produce, [3] seafood, frozen food, photographic film, chemicals, and pharmaceutical products. [4]

  6. Cool store - Wikipedia

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    Food storage building with chillers. A cool store or cold store is a large refrigerated room or building designed for storage of goods in an environment below the outdoor temperature. Products needing refrigeration include fruit, vegetables, seafood and meat. Cold stores are often located near shipping ports used for import/export of produce ...

  7. Refrigerated container - Wikipedia

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    The container is cooled for as long as there is frozen gas available in the system. These have been used in railcars for many years, providing up to 17 days temperature regulation. [ 4 ] Whilst refrigerated containers are not common for air transport, total loss dry ice systems are usually used. [ 3 ]

  8. Sectional center facility - Wikipedia

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    A sectional center facility ... Kentucky 407-409, 417, 418, 425, and 426 are served by Knoxville, Tennessee; Kentucky 410 is served ... (111 Long Island City ...

  9. Polymer degradation - Wikipedia

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    Polymer degradation is the reduction in the physical properties of a polymer, such as strength, caused by changes in its chemical composition.Polymers and particularly plastics are subject to degradation at all stages of their product life cycle, including during their initial processing, use, disposal into the environment and recycling. [1]