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papier-mâché 6: 42
papyrus 3: 46, 47; 6: 42
Parkesine 1: 46
particleboard 1: 44; 3: 44
paste, flour-based 6: 42
patina 2: 28
PC. See polycarbonate
PE. See polyethene
periodic table 2: 8, 50
permanent hardness 8: 55
permanent magnets 2: 10 permanent-press fabrics 7: 16-17, 44. See
also durable- and stay-pressed fabrics Perspex® 1: 38, 39
PET or PETE. See polyethene terephthalate petrochemicals 1: 12; 7: 8
petroleum, petroleum products 1: 12;
7: 12, 31, 52
phenolic varnishes 6: 37
phenols, phenolic resin 1: 21, 43, 44 phlogiston 9: 51
Phoenicians 5: 32
phosphoric acid 5: 17
phosphors 4: 51, 52
photochemical smog 9: 40 photochromic glasses 5: 22 photosynthesis 9: 21, 43, 48 piezoelectrics 4: 47-48
pigments 1: 16, 24, 30, 37, 53; 3: 54;
4: 51; 6: 6-10, 11, 27, 29, 40; 7: 38 Pilkington, Alastair 5: 49
pine 3: 16, 23, 27
pistols 2: 45
pistons 8: 21, 22
pith 3: 13
planks 3: 34, 36, 37, 39
plaster 4: 18, 34
plaster of Paris 4: 34
plastering 4: 34
plastic bags 1: 4, 10, 13, 18, 22, 28, 29 plastic bottles 1: 4, 15, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26,
29, 30, 31, 32, 50, 51
plastic change 2: 22, 35
plastic film 1: 7, 18, 29, 37, 46,47 plasticity 1: 4
plasticity in ceramics 4: 8, 28, 29
plasticity in glass 5: 23
plasticity in wood 3: 19
plasticisers 1: 15, 16, 21; 7: 17
plastic metal 6: 51
plastics 1: 4 and throughout; 2: 4, 12, 14,
33; 3: 6; 4: 43, 49, 56; 5: 26; 6: 41, 43,
49; 7: 8, 32; 9: 41, 50
plastic sheet 1: 6, 7, 11, 18, 20, 22, 23, 37,
38, 42, 44, 47, 50
plastic wood 6: 51
plate glass 5: 41, 49
plating 2: 30, 32
platinum 2: 10, 11, 21; 4: 43, 57; 8: 55 pleats 7: 16, 17, 44
Plexiglas® 1: 38
pliable properties of wood 3: 19, 22 ploughs, ploughshares 2: 44, 46 plumbing 2: 43
plutonium oxides 4: 54
plywood 1: 22, 44; 3: 24, 42, 43 PMMA. See polymethyl methacrylate pneumatic devices 9: 29-31 pneumatic trough 9: 10
polar solvent 8: 43
polarity in water 8: 9, 10, 11
poles 3: 33
polish 3: 8
polishing 5: 24, 30, 49, 50, 51
pollution 8: 51, 57. See also air pollution pollution control 2: 11
polyacrylonitrile (PAN) 7: 45
polyamides 1: 48; 7: 47, 49
polycarbonate (PC) 1: 13, 52, 53 polychloroethylene 1: 10
polyester 6: 21
polyester fibre 1: 13, 47; 7: 10, 14, 17, 18,
31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 42-44, 46, 49, 50,
51, 54
polyethene (PE) 1: 4, 10, 11, 20, 21, 22,
26, 27, 28-30, 31, 32; 7: 33, 52; 8: 28 polyethene terephthalate (PETE or PET)
1: 20, 24, 25, 26, 50-51; 6: 21; 7: 32,
37, 42
polyethers 1: 13, 22, 50-54 polyisoprene 1: 8
polymer industry 1: 8
polymerisation 1: 10; 7: 10, 14, 15, 49 polymer membrane 8: 41
polymers 1: 6, 7, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 27,
28, 37, 38, 41; 3: 10; 6: 17, 28, 43, 49;
7: 9, 10-14, 31, 32, 33 polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)
1: 40-41
polypropylene (PP) 1: 11, 20, 26, 27,
31-33; 7: 52
polypropylene fibres 7: 33, 38, 52 polystyrene (PS) 1: 10, 14, 20, 21, 23, 24,
26, 33-34, 47, 54; 6: 57 polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) 1: 10, 41 polyurethane adhesives 6: 50 polyurethane fibres 7: 52
polyurethanes 1: 21, 56-57
polyurethane varnishes 6: 37
polyvinyl acetate (PVA, PVAc) 1: 37; 6: 54 polyvinyl acetate (PVA) adhesive
6: 54-55, 57
polyvinyl acetate (PVA) glue 1: 37 polyvinyl chloride (PVC) 1: 10, 13, 14,
15, 16, 20, 21, 25, 26, 35, 36, 37.
See also vinyl
polyvinylidene (PVDC) 1: 36, 37
poplar 3: 17
porcelain 2: 26, 57; 4: 22, 25-26, 52, 56 porcelain enamel 4: 23; 5: 14
pores 7: 30
porous ceramics 4: 18, 30, 31, 40, 55 Portland cement 4: 35, 37, 38
Portland cement plant 4: 36-37
Post-it® Notes 6: 54
posts 3: 33
potash 5: 8, 9
potassium 2: 5, 8, 10
potato glue 6: 49
potential energy 8: 35
pottery 4: 4, 17, 31
powder coatings 6: 40
powder forming 2: 13, 21
powder glass 5: 52
powder paints 6: 12, 13
powders 4: 9, 34, 35, 37, 38, 43-44, 46,
48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 55
PP. See polypropylene
precipitation 8: 55, 57
preservatives 3: 30, 33, 40, 41; 6: 36 preserving wood 3: 30, 40-41 pressing 2: 20
pressure 9: 5, 8, 12, 13
pressure cooker 8: 21
pressure of a gas 9: 8, 9, 14, 15. See also
air pressure
pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) 6: 54 pressure-treated wood 3: 33, 40 primary colours 6: 4
primers 6: 28, 30, 33
Prince Rupert’s Drop 5: 10
properties of gases 9: 12-17
properties of wood 3: 19-29
propylene 1: 11, 28
protective clothing 1: 14, 48
protective coatings 6: 27-40
proteins 6: 17, 48, 49; 7: 4, 10, 26, 28 protons 2: 6
PS. See polystyrene
PSAs. See pressure-sensitive adhesives PTFE. See polytetrafluoroethylene pugging 4: 28
pulp fibres 3: 53
pulp, pulp production 3: 32, 45, 46, 48,
51-54, 56
pumping engine 8: 21
pumps 9: 5, 6, 8, 28
pure liquids 8: 49
pure water 8: 6, 49
PVA adhesive 6: 54-55, 57
PVA glue 1: 37
PVA, PVAc. See polyvinyl acetate PVC. See polyvinyl chloride PVDC. See polyvinylidene Pyrex® 5: 12, 13
q
quartzite 5: 9 quenching 2: 41
R
radiation 9: 21, 22, 27
radiators 9: 26, 27
radioactive water 8: 14, 15
radiometer 9: 14
radon 9: 54, 56
raffia 7: 19
rags, rag fibres 3: 49
railways, railway stations and tracks 2: 17,
18, 48, 49, 54
rain, rainwater 8: 5, 57
rare earths 4: 51
Ravenscroft, George 5: 37
rayon 1: 47, 48, 51; 3: 50
rayon fibre 7: 10, 12, 13, 17, 24, 31, 36,
37, 39-41, 57 rays 3: 12, 14
reactive 9: 43
reactive dyes 7: 30
reactivity of metals 2: 10-11
reactivity of water 8: 6, 16, 53, 54 reactivity series 2: 10; 8: 54 ready-mixed concrete 4: 39
recycling 1: 12, 20, 23-26, 51; 3: 56-57;
4: 16; 5: 3, 6, 41, 42 red oak 3: 18
reducing agent 8: 7
redwood 3: 11, 13, 16
refiners 3: 53
reflective paints 6: 39
refraction in glass 5: 20
refractive index of glass 5: 21, 37, 55, 56 refractory bricks 4: 31, 32, 33
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