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appliance housings, dishwasher-proof food containers, <strong>to</strong>ys, au<strong>to</strong>mobile<br />

battery casings <strong>and</strong> outdoor furniture.<br />

Polyurethanes are used <strong>to</strong> make the foam in furniture, mattresses, car<br />

seats, building insulation, <strong>and</strong> coatings for floors, furniture <strong>and</strong> refrigera<strong>to</strong>rs.<br />

They are also used in artificial sports tracks, jogging shoes, <strong>and</strong> in roller<br />

blade wheels. (See also, Chapter 7.1.2.)<br />

Figure 28. Olefins – propylene, derivatives<br />

Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) (see chapter 7.1.3).<br />

Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) is a semi-crystalline polymer resin. Though it is<br />

thermoplastic, it does not melt under normal conditions. It degrades before<br />

melting. It is used <strong>to</strong> produce large variety of products including ultra-filtration<br />

membranes, hollow fibers for reverse osmosis, fibers for textiles, <strong>and</strong> PAN<br />

fibers that are the chemical precursor of carbon fiber.<br />

Cumene is an aromatic derived from benzene <strong>and</strong> is used in turn <strong>to</strong> produce<br />

polycarbonates, phenolic resins <strong>and</strong> essential healthcare products such as<br />

aspirin <strong>and</strong> penicillin.<br />

Methyl methacrylate (MMA). The principal application of methyl<br />

methacrylate is the <strong>production</strong> of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) acrylic<br />

plastics. Also, MMA is used for the <strong>production</strong> of the co-polymer methyl<br />

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