Don’t let the complicated name fool you: polyvinyl acetate is another term for wood glue, white glue, carpenter’s glue, and school glue. A rubbery synthetic polymer with adhesive properties ...

Vinyl acetate–acrylate emulsion copolymers (“acrylics”) are used primarily in paints and other coatings. They have largely replaced oil-based coatings for economic and environmental reasons. This year ...