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• Polytetrahydrofuran
  ===Textile industry=== The textile industry recognizes the intermediate as a raw material for manufacturing elastic [[fiber]]s, known as Elastan or [[Spandex]]. The fibers are process
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• Polyethylene terephthalate
  ..."PET" is used most often to refer to packaging applications. The polyester industry makes up about 18% of world polymer production and is third after [[polyeth ...allinity of PET (especially important when the material is used for bottle manufacturing). Thus the resin can be plastically formed at lower temperatures and/or wit
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• Polymer
  ...e) find application as [[photoresist]] materials used in [[semiconductor]] manufacturing and [[low-k]] dielectrics for use in high-performance [[microprocessors]]. A parameter of particular interest in synthetic polymer manufacturing is the [[glass transition temperature]] (T_g), which describes th
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• Polyethylene glycol
  ...' is a [[Ether|polyether]] compound with many applications from industrial manufacturing to [[medicine]]. It has also been known as '''polyethylene oxide (PEO)''' o ...lecular weight, indicated by a number following the name. They are used in industry as [[surfactants]], including foods, [[cosmetics]], and pharmaceutics; in [
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• Automatic Continuous Online Monitoring of Polymerization Reactions
  ...rnal| author=A. M. Alb; M. F. Drenski; W. F. Reed | title= Implications to Industry: Perspective. Automatic continuous online monitoring of polymerization reac ...saving and efficiency optimizing technology for the polymer manufacturing industry. The possibility for feedback control in polymerization reactions presents
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• Nanofluidic Circuitry
  ...ntegrated with electronic circuitry. Because they are built using the same manufacturing technology, it is possible to make a nanofluidic system with digital integr ...ethods. Top-down methods are the conventional processes utilized in the IC industry and [[Microelectromechanical systems]] research. It begins with photolithog
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• Metal foam
  ...aterial it is most typically used in advanced technology [[aerospace]] and manufacturing. ...re used as high-temperature [[filter (chemistry)|filter]]s in the chemical industry.
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• Metallurgy
  * [[forging]] - a red-hot [[Billet (manufacturing)|billet]] is hammered into shape. ...on]] - a hot and malleable metal is forced under pressure through a [[die (manufacturing)|die]], which shapes it before it cools.
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• Refractory metals
  ...m/?id=LRK59pGvDDwC&pg=PA86 | pages = 86–93 | isbn =9787302125358| title =Manufacturing engineering and technology| publisher = Pearson Prentice Hall | first1 =Kal ...llurgy : processing for automotive, electrical/electronic and engineering industry| first = P. | last = Ramakrishnan | publisher = New Age International | dat
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• Aerogel
  '''Aerogel''' is a [[Manufacturing|manufactured]] material with the lowest bulk [[density]] of any known porou ...nm. The average size and density of the pores can be controlled during the manufacturing process.
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• Building insulation materials
  * Do not use formaldehyde, CFCs, or HCFCs in manufacturing. ...t of its now-massive [[Oriented strand board|oriented strand board (OSB)]] industry.
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• Polystyrene
  ...n]] that is commercially manufactured from [[petroleum]] by the [[chemical industry]]. Polystyrene is one of the most widely used kinds of [[plastic]]. The company [[IG Farben|I. G. Farben]] began manufacturing polystyrene in [[Ludwigshafen|Ludwigshafen, Germany]], about 1931, hoping i
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• Insulated glazing
  ...of things outside the place that is viewed from. While the composition and manufacturing of glass is covered elsewhere, for the purposes of this article, its import ...ic coated glass, and may require special handling and storage for both the manufacturing process and IGU fabrication. Choosing a high performance low-e glass over a
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• Thermal insulation
  ...many years, that offset many conflicting goals: what people will pay for, manufacturing cost, local climate, traditional building practices, and varying standards ...both describe important methods of saving energy and creating comfort. In industry, energy has to be expended to raise, lower, or maintain the temperature of
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• Perlite
  ...rcial applications for perlite have developed. In the [[construction]] and manufacturing fields, it is used in lightweight [[plaster]]s and [[mortar (masonry)|morta ...mics (art)|ceramics]] as a clay additive. It is also used by the explosive industry.<ref> [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4940497.html Emulsion explosive co
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• Sugar
  ...f India|India]] and then refined and transformed them into a large-scale [[industry]]. Arabs set up the first [[cane sugar mill]]s, [[Sugar refinery|refineries ...ose]], [[crystalline fructose]], and [[maltose]], for example, are used in manufacturing and preparing food.
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• Granulation (making of granules)
  ==Chemical industry== In the chemical industry, granulation refers to the act or process in which large objects are cut or
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• Gunpowder
  ...nique is commonplace in the modern [[pharmaceutical company|pharmaceutical industry]] to ensure uniform proportions of active ingredients for each [[tablet]].< ...powder]] in the late 19th century led to the contraction of the gunpowder industry.
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• Dyeing
  ...and acrylic or wool yarn are dyed at hank form. In the continuous filament industry, polyester or polyamide yarns are always dyed at package form, while viscos ...BCE).<ref name=bhardwaj&jain>Bhardwaj, H.C. & Jain, K.K., "Indian Dyes and Industry During 18th-19th Century", ''Indian Journal of History of Science '''17'''
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• Glossary of textile manufacturing
  ...l is [[dyeing]]. For more information of the various steps, see [[textile manufacturing]]. ...uch as [[damask]]s, [[lace]] and sheeting. Coarser grades are used for the manufacturing of twine and rope.
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