PVA yog lwm hom polyvinyl alcohol uas tsim nyog rau kev siv hluv tshuab uas xav tau kev nyiaj sib luag, kev tsim kho, thiab kev nytsuas tsis tu ncua. PVA cov khoom muaj tseem ceeb rau kev siv nyiaj sib luag, kho tshiab daim ntawv, kho tshiab kab ntaub, kho tshiab tsev, thiab emulsion polymerization. Thaum siv hluv tshuab, PVA tsim kho cov solution uas muaj kev nyiaj sib luag zoo rau cov khoom siv zoo li daim ntawv thiab dej. Rau kev kho tshiab tsev, PVA pab txhim kho kev sib sau, kev ua kom sov, thiab kev tsim kho zog. Qhov kev tsim kho ntawv PVA tso cai rau nws los tsim kho cov khoom tseem ceeb rau kev tsim kho noj nraum neeg. Rau cov ntsiab lus qhia ntau dua, cov ntsiab lus qhia zoo sib xws, lossis cov piv txwv kev lag luag, hu rau peb yog ib txoj hlua.