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  • noun organic chemistry A polymer of butadiene, used to make synthetic rubber.

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  • The propellant is a mix of aluminum, ammonium perchlorate, a polymer called polybutadiene acrylonitrile, epoxy and iron oxide poured into cylindrical steel casings 12 feet wide, almost like cake batter into pans.

    NYT > Home Page 2010

  • The Ares I launch vehicle's first stage is a single, five-segment reusable solid rocket booster derived from the Space Shuttle Program's reusable solid rocket motor that burns a specially formulated and shaped solid propellant called polybutadiene acrylonitrile (PBAN).

    Documenting Reality guttsfukk 2010

  • The motor utilizes polybutadiene acrylonitrile (PBAN) propellant.

    NASA Watch: May 2009 Archives 2009

  • The motor utilizes polybutadiene acrylonitrile (PBAN) propellant.

    A Look at the Ares Projects Plan - NASA Watch 2009

  • The motor utilizes polybutadiene acrylonitrile PBAN propellant.

    NASA Watch: Marc Boucher: May 2009 Archives 2009

  • The motor utilizes polybutadiene acrylonitrile PBAN propellant.

    NASA Watch: News: May 2009 Archives 2009

  • RubCon is an advanced polymer concrete that uses polybutadiene — a polymer from the liquid rubber family — as the binding material for the various aggregates to form what is essentially rubber concrete.

    Rubber Concrete | Impact Lab 2002

  • It will burn a mixture of solid propellant (HTPB, or hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene) and liquid oxidiser (high-test peroxide, HTP) for 20 seconds.

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • The most recent of these price increases includes a 4¢/lb to 5¢/lb price hike for emulsion SBR and polybutadiene rubber products.

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • India PRwire/-- Golf balls using Buna® CB21 neodymium polybutadiene rubber (NdBR) from LANXESS have dramatically exceeded sales expectations.

    IndiaPRwire - Press/News Releases 2010

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