Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) yog ib qhov polymer tseem ceeb hauv cheeb tsam tsim khoom los ntawm nws zoo nkauj thiab tshaib nyob hauv dej thiab siv ua ke zoo. PVA siv ntau ua thawj hluav taws xob hauv kev lag luam cosmetics thiab pharmaceuticals, thiab ua thawj hluav taws xob hauv kev tsim kho tshuab kho thiab vaj. Nws me me toxicity thiab biodegradability txiav txim siab nws ua kev xaiv zoo tagnrho rau qhov chaw lag luam uas nyob hauv kev ruaj ntseg. Txwv tsis pub, PVA kuj siv ntau hauv cheeb tsam vaj ua thawj hluav taws xob kom muaj zog dua rau vaj, tshwj tsis nyob hauv kev tsim kho vaj. Hauv kev tsim kho, nws tau siv hauv cement thiab mortar kom zoo dua hauv kev tso zog thiab txhim kho kev nyob zo.