Hi all, I was wondering if Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene contains any form of Nitrites/Nitrates? I understand that there is a manufacturing procedure requiring ammonia or sometimes ammonia nitrate. I was wondering if it converts into Nitrites during the process. Thanks all.
Hi Reuben Mah, please find attached a reference in which it is stated on page 1, right column, that acrylonitrile is the only source of nitrogen in this co-polymer. I hope this helps.
Hi Reuben,
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) is an amorphous thermoplastic terpolymer. And as per my knowledge, these do not contain nitrites/nitrates, however, they have the nitrile groups. A nitrile is any organic compound that has a −C≡N functional group. The prefix cyano- is used interchangeably with the term nitrile in industrial literature.
Hi Reuben Mah, I fully agree with Deo Narayan Singh in that the −C≡N functional groups are the only nitrogen-containing constituents in ABS polymer materials. Thus far I found no reference indicating the contamination with nitrites or nitrates.
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