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Record 1 2003-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Plastic Materials
CONT

FSP [flexible slabstock polyol, used in the manufacture of slabstock foams and polyurethane foam mattresses] is manufactured as homopolyol and hetropolyol [sic: heteropolyol]. Propylene oxide (PO) based polyols are referred to as homopolyols and those containing ethylene oxide mix are known as hetropolyols [sic: heteropolyols]. Both homopolyols and [heteropolyols] are used interchangeably by the foamers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Matières plastiques
OBS

homopolyol : terme formé sur le modèle de «homopolymère», qui se rapporte à un polymère provenant d'une seule espèce de monomère et à partir de «polyol», syn. : «polyalcool», qui se rapporte à un corps possédant plusieurs fonctions alcool.

Spanish

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