Polyvinylpyrrolidone
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Polyvinylpyrrolidone, also commonly called povidone, is a water-soluble polymer compound made from the monomer N-vinylpyrrolidone. PVP is available in a range of molecular weights and related viscosit
Sample of polyvinyl pyrrolidone
Walter Reppe
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Walter Julius Reppe was a German chemist. He is notable for his contributions to the chemistry of acetylene.
Polyvinylpyrrolidone
…A 2014 study found fluorescent properties of PVP and its oxidized hydrolyzate. Povidone was first synthesized by BASF chemist Walter Reppe, and a patent was filed in 1939 for one of the derivatives of acetylene chemistry. PVP was initially used as a blood plasma substitute and later in a…
Walter Reppe