Styrene

Styrene (phenylethylene, vinyl benzene, ethylene benzene) is a colorless liquid with a specific odor. Styrene is practically insoluble in water, well soluble in organic solvents, a good solvent for polymers

Styrene is used almost exclusively for the production of polymers. Numerous styrene-based polymers include polystyrene, polystyrene foam (expanded polystyrene), styrene-modified polyesters, ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) and SAN (styrene acrylonitrile) plastics. Also styrene is part of napalm.

Polystyrene chips, dissolved in styrene, form an ideal glue for polystyrene: under the influence of heat and residues from polymerizers, the glue seam polymerizes quickly enough and completely disappears, thus, 2 parts turn into a single monolith.