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branched form of polyethylene Figure 1: Three common polymer structures. The linear, branched, and network architectures are represented (from top), respectively, by high-density polyethylene (HDPE), low-density polyethylene (LDPE), and phenol formaldehyde (PF). The chemical structure and molecular structure of highlighted regions are also shown.
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low-density polyethylene

chemical compound
Also known as: LDPE

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  • The branched form of polyethylene, known as low-density polyethylene (LDPE).
    In polyethylene: Low-density polyethylene

    LDPE is prepared from gaseous ethylene under very high pressures (up to about 350 megapascals, or 50,000 pounds per square inch) and high temperatures (up to about 350 °C [660 °F]) in the presence of oxide initiators. These processes yield a polymer structure…

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molecular structure

  • Figure 1: Three common polymer structures. The linear, branched, and network architectures are represented (from top), respectively, by high-density polyethylene (HDPE), low-density polyethylene (LDPE), and phenol formaldehyde (PF). The chemical structure and molecular structure of highlighted regions are also shown.
    In chemistry of industrial polymers: Linear, branched, and network

    …branch off is known as low-density polyethylene (LDPE); this polymer demonstrates the branched structure, in Figure 1B. The network structure, shown in Figure 1C, is that of phenol-formaldehyde (PF) resin. PF resin is formed when molecules of phenol (C6H5OH) are linked by formaldehyde (CH2O) to form a complex network of…

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polyethylene

  • linear form of polyethylene
    In major industrial polymers: Polyethylene (PE)

    Branched versions are known as low-density polyethylene (LDPE) or linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE); the linear versions are known as high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE).

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