Polystyrene (PS) /ˌpɒliˈstaɪriːn/ is a synthetic polymer made from monomers of the aromatic hydrocarbon styrene. Polystyrene can be solid or foamed. General-purpose...

Chemical. Originally made from 100% virgin polystyrene resin, peanuts made from 100% recycled polystyrene have been commercially available since the mid-90s...

Look up polystyrene or polystyrène in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Polystyrene may refer to: Polystyrene, a synthetic material (eg: Styrofoam) Polystyrene...

Polystyrene sulfonates are a group of medications used to treat high blood potassium. Effects generally take hours to days. They are also used to remove...

Styrofoam is a brand of closed-cell extruded polystyrene foam (XPS), manufactured to provide continuous building insulation board used in walls, roofs...

global movement towards the phase-out of polystyrene foam as a single use plastic (SUP). Early bans of polystyrene foam intended to eliminate ozone-depleting...

Expanded polystyrene (EPS) concrete (also known as EPScrete, EPS concrete or lightweight concrete) is a form of concrete known for its light weight made...

of a graft polymer is a component used in high impact polystyrene, consisting of a polystyrene backbone with polybutadiene grafted chains. Graft copolymers...

paints and varnishes as an anti-skinning agent. As butanone dissolves polystyrene and many other plastics, it is sold as "model cement" for use in connecting...

Polystyrene is a synthetic hydrocarbon polymer that is widely adaptive and can be used for a variety of purposes in drug delivery. These methods include...

polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) is a composite material where PEDOT (the conductive polymer) provides electrical conductivity, and PSS (polystyrene...

liquids. Polystyrene is manufactured in various forms that have different applications and can have medium to very low density. Extruded polystyrene (PS or...

5% accuracy. Polystyrene standards with dispersities of less than 1.2 are typically used to calibrate the GPC. Unfortunately, polystyrene tends to be a...

consisting of styrene and acrylonitrile. It is widely used in place of polystyrene owing to its greater thermal resistance. The chains of between 70 and...

(PET) has only moderate UV resistance and the others, which include polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyolefins like polypropylene (PP) and...

natural disaster resistant building codes are adopted. The first expanded polystyrene ICF Wall forms were developed in the late 1960s with the expiration of...

(EPP) and polypropylene paper (PPP) Polystyrene#Foams (PS) foam Expanded polystyrene (EPS) Extruded polystyrene foam (XPS), sometimes sold under brand...

a steam chest - the process is similar to that used to make expanded polystyrene foam. EPE foams are low density, semi-rigid, closed cell foam that are...

simply be related to molecular weight (compare comb-like polystyrene vs. linear polystyrene). This means that the molecular weight associated with a given...

HBCD for elimination, but allowing a temporary exemption for the use in polystyrene insulation foams in buildings. Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA or TBBP-A)...

are made up of blocks of different polymerized monomers. For example, polystyrene-b-poly(methyl methacrylate) or PS-b-PMMA (where b = block) is usually...

Dinks, or Shrinkles is a toy and activity kit consisting of sheets of polystyrene which can be cut with standard household scissors. When heated, the cut...

strand board (OSB), and the core can either be expanded polystyrene foam (EPS), extruded polystyrene foam (XPS), polyisocyanurate foam, polyurethane foam...

Foam take-out containers are made from expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam, or another type of polystyrene foam, and produced by injecting the foam into a...

foam plastics such as polyurethane (PUR), polyisocyanurate (PIR), and polystyrene, or from fibrous materials such as fiberglass, rock and slag wool. Rigid...

raised over $190 million. The company produces polystyrene co-polymers (ABS, SAN) and expanded polystyrene primarily used in packaging, food applications...

(Italian: sacco) made of leather or fabric and filled with expanded polystyrene foam pellets ('beans') or a similar material. It is an example of anatomic...

everyday life. Polymers range from familiar synthetic plastics such as polystyrene to natural biopolymers such as DNA and proteins that are fundamental...

injection-molded polystyrene or resin. Flying models range from simple toy gliders made of sheets of paper, balsa, card stock or foam polystyrene to powered...

Tenebrio molitor are being studied for their ability to biodegrade waste polystyrene products. "Tenebrio obscurus Fabricius, 1792". Integrated Taxonomic Information...