major industrial polymers

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Introduction
Carbon-chain polymers
- Polyolefins and related polymers
  - Polyethylene (PE)
  - Polypropylene (PP)
  - Polystyrene (PS)
  - Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
  - Polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC)
  - Polyvinyl acetate (PVAc)
- Acrylic polymers
  - Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)
  - Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)
  - HEMA and cyanoacrylate polymers
  - Polymethyl acrylate and polyethyl acrylate
  - Polyacrylate elastomers
- Fluorinated polymers
  - Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
  - Fluoroelastomers
  - Polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)
- Diene polymers
  - Polybutadiene (butadiene rubber, BR)
  - Polychloroprene (chloroprene rubber, CR)
  - Polyisoprene (natural rubber, NR; isoprene rubber, IR)
- Vinyl copolymers
  - Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS)
  - Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR)
  - Styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN)
  - Nitrile rubber (nitrile-butadiene rubber, NBR)
  - Butyl rubber (isobutylene-isoprene rubber, IIR)
  - Styrene-butadiene and styrene-isoprene block copolymers
  - Ethylene-propylene copolymers
  - Styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer
Heterochain polymers
- Aldehyde condensation polymers
  - Phenol formaldehyde
  - Urea-formaldehyde polymers
  - Melamine-formaldehyde polymers
- Cellulosics
  - Rayon
  - Cellulose nitrate
  - Cellulose acetate
- Polyamides
  - Nylon
  - Aramids
- Polyesters
  - Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
  - Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT)
  - Polycarbonate (PC)
  - Degradable polyesters
  - Alkyds and oil-free coating polyesters
  - Unsaturated polyesters
- Polyethers
  - Polyacetal
  - Polyphenylene oxide (PPO)
  - Polyetherketone (PEK) and polyetheretherketone (PEEK)
  - Epoxies (epoxy resins)
  - Aliphatic polyethers
- Polyimides
- Polysiloxanes (silicones)
- Polysulfides
  - Polyphenylene sulfide (PPS)
  - Polysulfide rubber
- Polyurethanes
  - Polyurethane foams
  - Polyurethane fibres
  - Polyurethane elastomers
  - Polyurethane surface coatings

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