Standard Polymer Abbreviations

DHPTMC DHPTOEOS EHEC FICOLL or,w-dihydroxy poly(tetramethylene carbonate) or,w-dihydroxy poly(tri(oxyethylene)oxysuccinyl) ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose ficoll 

HDPE HIPS HMDS HPD HPMC high density polyethylene (linear polyethylene) high impact polystyrene hexamethyldisiloxane hydroxypropylenedextran hydroxypropylmethylcellulose 

IR LDPE LLDPE MC NC isoprene rubber [polyisoprene] low density polyethylene linear low density polyethylene methylcellulose nitrocellulose 

NPPEGE PA-6 PAA P(AA8iVAC) PACA nonyl phenyl poly(ethylene glycol ether) polyamide-6 po y(acrylic acid) poly(acrylic acid-co-vinyl acetate) poly(acrylamide) 

PIACA S) PAMS P(AMS AN) P(AN BR) PAN poly(acrylamide-co-styrene) poly(alpha-methylstyrene) poly(alpha-methylstyrene-co-acrylonitrile) poly(acrylonitrile-co-butadiene) polyacrylonitrile 

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The Computer Programs section. Chapter 5, describes the two primary computer programs on the diskettes accompanying this Handbook. POLYPROG is a program which implements the recommended procedures of Chapter 3. POLYDATA provides an easy method of accessing the data contained in the many data bases. Chapter 6, contains the Appendices. The sections included are Glossary of Terms, Standard Polymer Abbreviations, Nomenclature, Units and Conversion Factors, and References. 

Header Standard polymer abbreviation/Standard solvent name Comment cards, each beginning with an asterisk. 

First header Standard polymer abbreviation/component 2/standard solvent name (where component 2 can be either a standard polymer abbreviation or standard solvent name)... 

ASTM International also has a standard for plastics identification, D1972, Standard Practice for Generic Marking of Plastic Products. It provides for a triangle with the resin identification below. For the most part, standard resin abbreviations are used these are tabulated in the standard. Copolymers and blends are identified with the two base polymers separated by a slash. ... 

ISO. International Standard ISO 1043-1 2001. Plastics - Symbols and Abbreviated Terms - Part 1 Basie polymers and their speeial eharaeteristies. 

List of standard abbreviations (symbols) for synthetic polymers and polymer materials 191 A, Pure Appl. Chem. 40, 473-476 (1974). Superseded by Ref 12. 

If we look at pounds instead of dollars, we see the more gradual increases of the last twenty years in U.S. production (Fig. 16.2) for the five major polymers. Be sure to know the important standard abbreviations for the major plastics high-density polyethylene (HOPE), low-density... 

List of Standard Abbreviations (Symbols) for Synthetic Polymers and Polymer Materials, pp. 475-576, IUPAC, Butterworths, 1974. 

Select < Screen Only>. This will display all the polymers available in this data base along with the molecular weights if they are known. It also gives the standard abbreviations for these polymers. 

SYNONYMS.LIS This file has the names of polymers and their standard abbreviations. The format is columns ... 

Tables 1.2 - 1.5 contain a compilation of the plastics discussed in this volume, their chemical abbreviations, and some selected trade names. An extensive table of polymer acronyms on ASTM, DIN, and ISO standards can be found in Appendix 9.4.

According to lUPAC nomenclature rules, the trivial names of common polymers do not necessarily have to be replaced by structural names. Therefore, both trivial and structural names of polymers will be used in this book. In general, the standard abbreviations of trivial names will only be used in diagrammatic illustrations (see, for example. Table VII-6). Trade names of thermoplasts, thermosets, elastomers, and fibers will not be used in the text. 

Thus, both elastomeric and nonelastomeric polymers are used as PV membrane for selective removal/recovery of organics from water. The polymers used for this class of application are listed in Table 8.3. Although some of the polymers listed in Table 8.3 are readily available and less expensive, the standard for hydrophobic membranes has been set by poly(dimethyl siloxane) a silicone rubber membrane popularly abbreviated as PDMS. This is a... 

P and X denote the standard state pressure and eomposition. For binary polymer solutions the standard state is usually the pure liquid solvent at its saturation vapor pressure at T. The standard state fugaeity and the standard state ehemieal potential of any eomponent i are abbreviated in the following text by their symbols f and J, , respeetively. 

Some high-polymers have lengthy chemical names. They are usually abbreviated, such as PVC for poly(vinyl chloride), PMMA for poly(methyl methacrylate). Sometimes the names of plasticizers are also abbreviated, such as DOP for dioctyl phthalate. These symbols and their annotations are laid down in several standards such as in the American standard ASTM D 1600-83 and in the international standard ISO 1043. The most important symbols are collected in Tables 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 on the basis of ISO 1043 — 1987. 

Collections of three- and four-letter abbreviations of polymers have been made by many organizations. lUPAC Division of Applied Chemistry, Plastics and High Polymer Section (1969) Recommendations for Abbreviations for Terms relating to Plastics and Elastomers. Pure Appl Chem 18 583-589. Commission on Macromolecular Nomenclature (1974) List of Standard Abbreviations (Symbols) for S)mthetic Polymer Materials. Pure Appl Chem 40 475 76. Eor a collection of abbreviations accepted internationally by many organizations see also Elias HG, Pethrick RA (1984) Polymer Yearbook. Harwood Acad Publ, Chur, Switzerland. 

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