page_title: Polycarboxylates
section_title: Use
hierarchical_section_title: Polycarboxylates / Use
caption_attribution_description: English: Possible isomers of repeating unit in polyaspartic acid (PASA)
context_page_description: Polycarboxylates are linear polymers with a high molecular mass and with many carboxylate groups. They are polymers of acrylic acid or copolymers of acrylic acid and maleic acid. The polymer is used as the sodium salt.
context_section_description: Polycarboxylates are used as builders in detergents. Their high chelating power, even at low concentrations, reduces deposits on the laundry and inhibits the crystal growth of calcite.
  Polycarboxylate ethers (PCE) are used as superplasticizers in concrete production.
caption: Isomers of the repeating unit in polyaspartic acid.
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