Plastisol
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A plastisol is a colloidal dispersion of small polymer particles, usually polyvinyl chloride, in a liquid plasticizer. When heated to around 180 °C, the plastic particles absorb the plasticizer, causi
A plastisol being poured
Pilot turbosphere (200 liters) equipped with water cooling system to produce plastisols
Plasticizer
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A plasticizer is a substance that is added to a material to make it softer and more flexible, to increase its plasticity, to decrease its viscosity, and/or to decrease friction during its handling in
Plastisol
…A plastisol is a colloidal dispersion of small polymer particles, usually polyvinyl chloride (PVC), in a liquid plasticizer. When heated to around 180 °C (356 °F), the plastic particles absorb the plasticizer, causing them to swell and fuse together forming a viscous gel…
PVC, used extensively in sewage pipes, is only useful because of plasticizers.
Migration of plasticizers out of their host plastics leads to loss of flexibility, embrittlement, and cracking. This decades-old plastic lamp cord crumbles when flexed, due to loss of the plasticizers.
Plastic household items
Plastic objects