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2. HDPE geomembranes
2.1 Composition
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Polymerization
Polyethylene is a thermoplastic polymer obtained by polymerizing ethylene monomer. The ethylene monomer molecule has the formula C 2 H 4 with a double bond between the two carbon atoms (figure 1 a). It is thanks to this double bond that polymerization can take place, as can be seen in figure 1 b. It's important to note that figure
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HDPE geomembranes
Bibliography
Websites
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IGS – International Geosynthetics Society
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CFG – French Geosynthetics Committee
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Events
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International Congress on Geosynthetics
Organized under the aegis of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), the congress is held every four years: Paris (1977), Las Vegas (1982), Vienna (1986), The Hague (1990), Singapore (1994), Atlanta (1998), Nice (2002), Yokohama (2006), Guaruja/Sao Paulo (2010), Berlin (2014), Seoul (2018).
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