A study of an eco-friendly solvent helping to make PVC plastic more flexible reveals the molecular-level interaction of hydrogen bonds between the two ingredients. What gives plastic objects their ...

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a multipurpose thermoplastic, is used for construction, floor coverings, packaging, bottles, coatings and tubing. PVC can be hard or flexible, based on the quantity of ...

image: Scott Svadlenak, right, and Kostas Goulas discuss possible reaction mechanisms for the PVC to waxes process. Photo by Johanna Carson. view more CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers in the Oregon State ...

While phthalate esters such as DEHP are the most widely used plasticizers for flexible PVC medical compounds and have been for 50 years, issues concerning their possible effects on human health have ...