Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) thiab Polyvinyl Acetate (PVOH) yog ob qho ntawm cov polymer ntau hom uas feem ntau. Thaum ob qho no yog nyob rau hauv tib pawg, lawv cov khoom xyaw tshuaj ua rau lawv txawv. PVA yog soluble hauv dej, thiab muaj cov peev xwm tsim cov yeeb yaj kiab uas ua rau nws muaj nuj nqis hauv textile thiab packaging industries. Hauv lwm sab, PVOH kuj yog soluble hauv dej tab sis muaj cov khoom txawv hauv kev nplij siab. PVOH yog siv dav hauv adhesives thiab coatings. Yog li ntawd, nws yog qhov tseem ceeb heev kom nkag siab txog cov khoom no tshwj xeeb thaum txiav txim siab txog qhov khoom siv rau ib qho kev thov kom txhim kho thiab muaj nuj nqis.