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maleic anhydride

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maleic anhydride

[mə′lā·ik an′hī‚drīd]
(organic chemistry)
C4H2O3 Colorless crystals, soluble in acetone, hydrolyzing in water; used to form polyester resins. Also known as 2,5-furandione.
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The general public discussion of the project 'Maleic anhydride production installation and related off-site facilities of the plant', including the environmental impact assessment materials, shall be carried out in the prescribed manner.
The global maleic anhydride market size is projected to reach USD 4.38 billion by 2025 registering a CAGR of 6.7%
As given in Scheme 1, MCO were synthesized by the maleinization of castor oil with maleic anhydride. Figure 1 gives the FT-IR spectrum of pure castor oil, pure maleic anhydride and MCO.
In the synthesis of PSI series binder polymers, three aromatic amines reacted with the maleic anhydride units of PSMA.
* Maleic Anhydride (MA) industry market dynamics in Brazil from 2005 to 2019, consisting of market size, demand and production outlook, demand by end-use sector, and average prices
Polyscope is constantly researching new opportunities for its specialised maleic anhydride functionalised copolymers and terpolymers.
Unsaturated polyester resins were the largest application segment accounting for maleic anhydride demand of 1,034.8 kilo tons in 2013 and revenue of USD 2,086.5 million.
MNR was first prepared by melt blending NR and maleic anhydride (MA) in the internal mixer at 145[degrees]C for 10 min with a rotor speed of 60 rpm under normal atmosphere.
Maleic anhydride polypropylene (MAPP) was used as coupling agent with the composition of maleic anhydride, 8-10wt%.
It is a non- hormonal, polymerbased, long- duration male contraceptive, formerly called the synthetic polymer styrene maleic anhydride ( SMA).
The most important of all was to synthesize protein-based hydrogel nanocomposite that is able to remove industrial pollutants, specially pigments, from the polluted media, and to investigate the effect of the presence of montmorilonite in this process." In this research, samples of the base hydrogel (free from montmorilonite nanoparticles) and hydrogel nanocomposite (containing various amounts of montmorilonite) were synthesized through thermal process by using collagen protein and monomers of maleic anhydride and acrylamide in the presence of ammonium persulfate initiator and methylenebis(acrylamide) as the cross-linking agent.
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