methyl methacrylate
noun
: a volatile flammable liquid C5H8O2 that polymerizes readily and is used especially as a monomer for resins
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Earlier this year, Mitsubishi shut down a methyl methacrylate plant in Hiroshima, citing oversupply from China.
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 23 July 2024
Mitsubishi Chemical Group would be capable of annually producing 350,000 tons of methyl methacrylate, or MMA, a chemical component found in cement, adhesives, textiles and plastics.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 23 July 2024
Officials also identified ethyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate in the solution that spilled into the Delaware River.
—Theara Coleman, The Week, 27 Mar. 2023
The Dorgan lab made their new composite resin by dissolving PLA in a synthetic monomer called methyl methacrylate (MMA), resulting in a syrupy resin.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 26 Aug. 2022
The team produced a syrupy resin by dissolving polylactide, a polymer derived from plants, in a synthetic monomer called methyl methacrylate (MMA).
—Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 26 Aug. 2022
Non-bio degradable by design, plexiglass or poly methyl methacrylate isn’t easy to recycle.
—Anne Quito, Quartz, 29 June 2021
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 23 July 2024
Mitsubishi Chemical Group would be capable of annually producing 350,000 tons of methyl methacrylate, or MMA, a chemical component found in cement, adhesives, textiles and plastics.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 23 July 2024
Officials also identified ethyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate in the solution that spilled into the Delaware River.
—Theara Coleman, The Week, 27 Mar. 2023
The Dorgan lab made their new composite resin by dissolving PLA in a synthetic monomer called methyl methacrylate (MMA), resulting in a syrupy resin.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 26 Aug. 2022
The team produced a syrupy resin by dissolving polylactide, a polymer derived from plants, in a synthetic monomer called methyl methacrylate (MMA).
—Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 26 Aug. 2022
Non-bio degradable by design, plexiglass or poly methyl methacrylate isn’t easy to recycle.
—Anne Quito, Quartz, 29 June 2021
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“Methyl methacrylate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/methyl%20methacrylate. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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