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Article: Polymers of tomorrow: Advanced catalysts and improved process technology have resulted in higher properties for commodity plastics and tailorable properties for engineering thermoplastics.
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- Advanced Materials & Processes
- Article date:
- March 1, 2002
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Ticona, A business of Celanese AG Frankfurt, Germany
Polymer technology has advanced to a great extent through the discovery of new or improved catalyst systems that enable optimization of production processes and upgraded product performance. This was the case with polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), a high-temperature engineering polymer that was introduced commercially in the 1970s as a branched polymer. Process refinements in the 1980s then led to production of a linear polymer having greater strength than the initial form.
Improvements in processing and processing equipment also have made huge differences in polymer performance. Enhancements extend beyond ...