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What is thermocol and its uses?
Thermocol are primarily utilized to manufacture disposable trays, cups, packaging materials, containers, etc. Thermocol are also used to make loose packaging products known as packing peanuts and insulation boards for floors, walls, and roofs in buildings.
What are the types of thermocol?
- Thermocol Sheet.
- Thermocol Box.
- Thermocol Beans.
- Thermocol Packaging.
- Thermocol Pillars.
- Thermocol Block.
- Thermocol Pattern.
- Thermocol Roll.
Which is thermocol?
Thermocol is another name for Polystyrene, it’s a synthetic aromatic (benzene derivative) polymer made from the monomer styrene (a monomer is a molecule that may bind chemically to other molecules to form a polymer. Hence the name Polystyrene).
What is used to make thermocol?
Polystyrene foam
Polystyrene foam is used to make thermocol.
Why it is called thermocol?
Thermocol and Styrofoam are brand names – the former by BASF and the latter by Dow Chemicals. Both these polystyrene products are derived from petroleum, just like plastic. Thermocol is so popular that any EPS/XPS is generically called ‘Thermocol’, in the same way that photocopies are called ‘Xerox’.
What are the advantages of thermocol?
Thermocol comes with many advantages. More importantly, it features a closed cell structure and thus supports low thermal conductivity. It is highly preferred for thermal insulation. Other materials possess an open cell structure and are thus incompetent when subject to moisture.
What is the other name of thermocol?
Polystyrene (PS) /ˌpɒliˈstaɪriːn/ is a synthetic aromatic hydrocarbon polymer made from the monomer known as styrene. Polystyrene can be solid or foamed….Polystyrene.
| Names | |
|---|---|
| Other names Thermocol | |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS Number | 9003-53-6 |
| Abbreviations | PS |
How can we make thermocol strong?
Dilute Fevicol with water to 50%. Apply a thin coat. Next, lay tissue paper on the wet coat, and apply 2 more coats. Let dry.
What happens Thermocol?
Since thermocol is non-biodegradable, it is not environment friendly. This could lead to its deposition in waste and remaining in soil for nearly 100 years without being completely absorbed.
Is Thermocol water resistant?
While thermocol is thermal resistant, it is slow to biodegrade and will gradually absorb water at the rate of 0.5% for every seven days of exposure in water. It is also brittle. After floating for some time, it may also crumble causing problems.