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What polymers are made from?

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Anonymous

9y ago
Updated: 3/8/2022

Polymers are made from monomers and there are many of them. They include olefins such as ethylene, propylene, octene etc and their halogenated analogues. There are many other raw materials that polymers are made from.

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Eloise Upton

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