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The alkyne used in the manufacturing of PVC is ___.

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Ethyne is the primary compound used in the manufacturing of PVC. Ethyne is first converted to chloroethene, which is also called vinyl chloride. Using vinyl chloride as monomer we manufacture the polymer, called Polyvinyl chloride(PVC).


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