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    Moisture issue in EVA process

    Thanks Demon3, am looking into that. Also looking at Calcium oxide as a desiccant, do you have any experience of this? I'm not a polymer chemist and wonder if there would be any significant effects to the physical properties of the final products should either of these additives be included in...
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    Moisture issue in EVA process

    Hi All, during manufacture of an EVA based masterbatch, a smell of acetic acid is noticable ( I assume this is a result of hydrolysis?) Are there any additives available to mop up excess moisture from the raw materials that we can use during the process? Or any other way to reduce the...

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