Consumer appliances

In addition to the construction industry, phenol has many other applications. It is used in pharmaceuticals, in herbicides and pesticides, and as a germicide in paints. It can be used to produce caprolactam, which is the monomer used in the production of nylon 6. Another important industrial compound produced from phenol is bisphenol A, which is made from phenol and acetone. Bisphenol A is used in the manufacture of polycarbonate resins. Polycarbonate resins are manufactured into structural parts used in the manufacture of various products such as automobile parts, electrical products, and consumer appliances. Items such as compact discs, reading glasses, sunglasses, and water bottles are made from polycarbonates. 

Worldwide acetal resin capacity is ca 228,000 t/yr (47). Applications are tied to the consumer, appliance, construction, and automotive markets and will probably grow only as fast as the world economy. Growth rates of 2—10% are projected for various areas (42). 

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Primary batteries Chemical energy —> electrical energy Consumer appliances, portable devices, medical applications (low cost, high reliability)... 

Japanese electronics company Sharp has developed technology to blend PLA biopolymers with conventional plastics recovered from scrapped consumer appliances. Petroleum-based plastics are generally incompatible with bioplastics, and blends tend to show inferior properties such as impact strength and heat resistance. Sharp claims to have overcome these problems with a microdispersion technology that dramatically improves the properties of the blended material. The company expects to use such blends in its consumer electronics products by early 2007. 

Japanese electronics company Sharp has developed technology to blend PLA biopolymers with conventional plastics recovered from scrapped consumer appliances. The company expects to use such blends in its consumer electronics products by early 2007. 

A surprisingly large number of consumer appliances incorporate an LCD, e.g. 1 million personal digital assistants, 4 million digital cameras and 7 million video cameras were produced in 1999. The requirement for short response times, low operating voltages, low power consumption and high information content with... 

Electromagnetic Field (EMF) - The electrical and magnetic fields created by the presence or flow of electricity in an electrical conductor or electricity consuming appliance or motor. 

Conformal coatings can be found in automotive, consumer appliance, and military applications where they improve reliability. They are designed... 

Uses and applications automotive powertrain components, charge air coolers, EPS and ETC gears, motor sensors, auto coimectors, chain tensioners E E connectors, microswitches, bobbins, memory modules, motor components, specialty films and fibers, consumer appliances. 

Developments in these domains would impact a broad range of industries, such as cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, consumer appliances, hygienics, construction, communication, security and safety, and space exploration. Our environment will benefit as well, in terms of clean, economical energy production, and the use of more environmentally friendly materials. In brief, many areas of our daily lives will be affected in one way or another by the development of Nanotechnologies, because Nanotechnologies will permit us to do better, with less. 

High-performance electrodes for PEFCs are evaluated by (i) their Pt mass loading per unit electrode surface area, mpt (in mg cm ), (ii) voltage efficiency, = Eceii/Ef ji, (iii) (volumetric) energy density, Wceii = FEceii/lcL (in J L ), (iv) (volumetric) power density, Pceii = joEceii/lcL (in W L ), and (v) specific power, = joEceii/mpt (in W gp/). These parameters are related, as is obvious from their definitions. Yet, it is possible to adjust their values independently to specific requirements of energy-consuming appliances. 

Additives are crucial to the successful application and proliferation of plastics. Small amounts of the appropriate additive can make the difference between a useless material and one with excellent mechanical properties and durability. Antioxidants and other stabilizers are used in parts per milhon concentrations, and yet without them some of today s most successful plastics such as polypropylene and PVC would not be commercially viable at all. Dispersants and coupling agents are also additives which, even when used in low concentrations, can have a profound effect on the performance and viability of plastic materials in diverse applications from packaging to consumer appliances, electronics, automotive, and aerospace. 

Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, Chicago, Illinois The association develops voluntary appliance performance standards and makes safety recommendations to Underwriters Laboratories and the American Gas Association, represents the industry in consumer and government relations, compiles statistics, sponsors certification programs, and provides consumer appliance information, educational materials, and technical aids, www.aham.org... 

In terms of end user markets, the electrical electronics sector and consumer products sector are the largest consumers of ABS, each with around a quarter of total demand. The main application for ABS in these market sectors is equipment housings for consumer appliances and business equipment. The automotive sector is the next most important user of ABS with 24.7% of total world consumption, followed by other markets with 16.1% and industrial 9.1%. 

PBT continues to lind new applications in the consumer appliances market. DuPont s Crastin PBT resins for example are being applied to handles for cookware products instead of phenolic thermosets. PBT is also being applied to professional steam ovens, parts for electric irons and oven control panels. 

They are also used to manufacture power tools and consumer appliance enclosures because of their high heat and chemical resistance, durability and impact performance, and excellent thin wall processing properties. PPO/PPE blends also have lower specific gravity than most polyamides, which results in lower weight parts. 

Keypads that are ever-present in cell phones, pagers and automotive or consumer appliances generally feature a delicate but reliable switch behind the buttons, implemented with a metal dome placed on the PCB or flex-foil. The domes are secured mechanically to the PCB or flex-foil with a sticky foil, so they will not shift during use. Per module, all domes are placed on one sticky foil, then the backing paper is peeled away and the assembly is applied upside-down onto the device. 

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