Polyvinylidene Chloride

Name:
Polyvinylidene Chloride
Detailed information:
(saran). A stereoregular, thermoplastic polymer.

Properties:

Tasteless, odorless, abrasion resistant, low vapor transmission, impermeable to flavor, highly inert to chemical attack. Softened by chlorinated hydrocarbons, oluble in cyclohexanone and dioxane. Combustible but self-extinguishing.

Derivation:

Polymerization of vinylidene chloride or copolymerization of vinylidene chloride with lesser amounts of other unsaturated compounds.

Available Forms:

Extruded and molded products, oriented fibers, films.

Use:

Packaging of food products; specially meats and poultry, insecticide-impregnated multiwall paper bags; ipes for chemical processing equipment; seat cvers; upholstery; fibers; bristles; latex coatings.

See Saran Fiber; Saran Fiber