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Polycarboxylates
Any polymer with repeating carboxylate side chains / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Polycarboxylates are linear polymers with a high molecular mass (Mr ≤ 100 000) and with many carboxylate groups. They are polymers of acrylic acid or copolymers of acrylic acid and maleic acid. The polymer is used as the sodium salt (see: sodium polyacrylate).[1]
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