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What spurred the development of synthetic rubbers?
What spurred the development of synthetic rubbers?
Shortages of natural rubber.
What was Germany's solution to the shortage of natural rubber during World War I?
What was Germany's solution to the shortage of natural rubber during World War I?
Using methyl rubber made from dimethylbutadiene.
What was the result of using methyl rubber during World War I?
What was the result of using methyl rubber during World War I?
Its production was dropped at war's end.
What were the two copolymers developed by German chemists in the early 1930s?
What were the two copolymers developed by German chemists in the early 1930s?
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What was recognized in the 1920s for achieving high production rates and high-molecular-weight products?
What was recognized in the 1920s for achieving high production rates and high-molecular-weight products?
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