POLYSTYRENE TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCTION OF POLYSTYRENE IN EGYPT
POLYSTYRENE TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCTION OF POLYSTYRENE IN EGYPT
Eng. Ahmed Moustafa Youssef
Enppi
Engineering for petroleum and process industries
Abstract
WHAT IS POLYSTYRENE?
Polystyrene is one of the fourth big demand polymers in the thermoplastic family in addition to polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene and polyester, as the consumption and demand for the polystyrene products are increasing rapidly in Egypt and world wide
The major products of polystyrene products used in Egypt and worldwide are as follows:-
General purpose polystyrene (GPPS) with its grads.
High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) with its grads.