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  2. Acetic acid - Wikipedia

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    Acetic acid is the second simplest carboxylic acid (after formic acid). It is an important chemical reagent and industrial chemical across various fields, used primarily in the production of cellulose acetate for photographic film, polyvinyl acetate for wood glue, and synthetic fibres and fabrics.

  3. TNT - Wikipedia

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    Chemical breakdown. TNT is a reactive molecule and is particularly prone to react with reduced components of sediments or photodegradation in the presence of sunlight. TNT is thermodynamically and kinetically capable of reacting with a wide number of components of many environmental systems.

  4. Polyvinyl chloride - Wikipedia

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    Dielectric Breakdown Voltage. 40 MV/m. Polyvinyl chloride (alternatively: poly (vinyl chloride), [6][7] colloquial: vinyl[8] or polyvinyl; abbreviated: PVC[8]) is the world's third-most widely produced synthetic polymer of plastic (after polyethylene and polypropylene). About 40 million tons of PVC are produced each year.

  5. Lactic acid - Wikipedia

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    It has the molecular formula C 3 H 6 O 3. It is white in the solid state and it is miscible with water. [2] When in the dissolved state, it forms a colorless solution. Production includes both artificial synthesis as well as natural sources. Lactic acid is an alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA) due to the presence of a hydroxyl group adjacent to the ...

  6. Productive capacity - Wikipedia

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    Productive capacity is the maximum possible output of an economy. According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), no agreed-upon definition of maximum output exists. UNCTAD itself proposes: "the productive resources , entrepreneurial capabilities and production linkages which together determine the capacity of a ...

  7. Fischer–Tropsch process - Wikipedia

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    The Fischer–Tropsch process (FT) is a collection of chemical reactions that converts a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, known as syngas, into liquid hydrocarbons. These reactions occur in the presence of metal catalysts, typically at temperatures of 150–300 °C (302–572 °F) and pressures of one to several tens of atmospheres.

  8. Stoichiometry - Wikipedia

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    Stoichiometry. A stoichiometric diagram of the combustion reaction of methane. Stoichiometry (/ ˌstɔɪkiˈɒmɪtri /) is the relationships among the weights of reactants and products before, during, and following chemical reactions. Stoichiometry is founded on the law of conservation of mass where the total mass of the reactants equals the ...

  9. Polycarbonate - Wikipedia

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    Polycarbonate. Polycarbonates (PC) are a group of thermoplastic polymers containing carbonate groups in their chemical structures. Polycarbonates used in engineering are strong, tough materials, and some grades are optically transparent. They are easily worked, molded, and thermoformed. Because of these properties, polycarbonates find many ...