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- major industrial polymers
- major industrial polymers - Heterochain polymers
- major industrial polymers - Polyethers
- major industrial polymers - Polyetherketone (PEK) and polyetheretherketone (PEEK)
- chemistry of industrial polymers - Free- radical initiation
- major industrial polymers - Aliphatic polyethers
- major industrial polymers - Polyurethane elastomers
Which atoms besides carbon can occur in the backbone chains of heterochain plastics?
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Plastic soft-drink bottles are commonly made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
In heterochain plastics, the backbone chains are composed of carbon atoms linked with other elements. Besides carbon, the atoms that can occur in these backbone chains include oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and silicon.12