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POLYBUTENE [5 records]

Record 1 2017-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

A butylene [butene] plastic based on polymers made with butylene [butene] as essentially the sole monomer.

OBS

polybutylene plastic; polybutene plastic; PB plastic : terms, shortened form and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
DEF

Plastique butylénique [buténique] à base de polymères produits avec le butylène [butène] comme pratiquement le seul monomère.

OBS

plastique polybutylène; plastique polybutène; plastique PB : termes, forme abrégée et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
DEF

Plástico butileno [buteno] a base de polímeros producidos con butileno [buteno] prácticamente como el único monómero.

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Record 2 2016-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

A polymer of butylene (butene).

CONT

The name polybutylene (PB) refers to commercial semicrystalline resins based on high-molecular-weight isotactic poly(1-butene) homopolymer and copolymer. ... PB resins are thermoplastic. They are polyolefins and exhibit strength and toughness in both rigid and flexible end-product forms.

OBS

polybutylene; polybutene; PB : terms, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
DEF

Polymère du butylène (butène).

OBS

polybutylène; polybutène; PB : termes, abréviation et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
DEF

Polímero de butileno (buteno).

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Record 3 2016-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

A polymer made by the polycondensation of butylene glycol and terephthalic acid or dimethyl terephthalate.

OBS

poly(butylene terephthalate); PBT: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
DEF

Polymère produit par polycondensation du butylène glycol avec l'acide téréphtalique ou le diméthyltéréphtalate.

OBS

poly(butylène téréphtalate); PBT : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Key term(s)
  • polybutylènetéréphtalate

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
DEF

Polímero producido por la policondensación de butilen glicol y ácido tereftalático o dimetiltereftalato.

Key term(s)
  • polibutileno tereftalato
  • politereftalato de butileno
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Record 4 2005-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Periodicals
  • Crop Protection
OBS

Health Canada, Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Proposed acceptability for continuing registration, Ottawa, 2004.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de périodiques
  • Protection des végétaux
OBS

Santé Canada, Agence de réglementation de la lutte antiparasitaire, Projet d'acceptabilité d'homologation continue, Ottawa, 2004.

Spanish

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Record 5 1996-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crop Protection
OBS

An adhesive card used for capturing insects.

CONT

The use of a yellow sticky card coated with one of three insecticides mixed with a polybutene insect trap adhesive was investigated as a resistance monitoring technique for the greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum(Westwood).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Protection des végétaux
OBS

Plaquette adhésive : d'après «piège adhésif» et «plaquette de piégeage».

Spanish

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