Copolymer
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In polymer chemistry, a copolymer is a polymer derived from more than one species of monomer. The polymerization of monomers into copolymers is called copolymerization. Copolymers obtained from the co
SBS block copolymer in TEM
Polybutadiene
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Polybutadiene is a synthetic rubber. It offers high elasticity, high resistance to wear, good strength even without fillers, and excellent abrasion resistance when filled and vulcanized. "Polybutadien
About 70% of polybutadiene is used in tire manufacturing.
Sergei Vasilyevich Lebedev, a Russian chemist, was the first to polymerize butadiene.
Racing tires
A cross section of a golf ball; its core consists of polybutadiene.