Article | REF: C5437 V1

Elastomeric and Bituminous Geomembranes

Author: Jean-Pierre GIROUD

Publication date: August 10, 2015

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2. Geomembranes CSPE

2.1 Composition

Chlorosulfonated polyethylene (CSPE) is not a separate polymer. It's actually a polyethylene to which chlorine and sulfur chloride have been added. These chemicals added to polyethylene have two effects:

  • they prevent crystallinity, resulting in an amorphous, rubbery product;

  • they facilitate vulcanization .

There are a variety of CSPE formulations with different chlorine contents. Higher chlorine content gives higher chemical resistance and lower mechanical...

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