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PLASTICS: A WONDER MATERIAL

Forty five years ago, anything made of plastic was considered "cheap."
Today PLASTICS are the cheapest and best suitable option to natural
resources and are making positive impacts and contribution to the sustainability
of precious earth's resources.
The word plastic comes from the Greek word “plastikos” meaning "able to be
moulded.”
Today PLASTICS have moulded our modern world and transformed the quality
of life. There is no human activity where plastics do not play a key role from
clothing to shelter, from transportation to communication and from
entertainment to health care.

What Are Plastics?
Plastic is the common name for Polymers - a polymer is a material made up of long
chains of chemically linked individual molecules or monomers. The word Poly comes
from the Greek word for 'Many' & word plasticós means "to mould.
Polymerization occurs when thousands of monomers are linked together into
chains. The compounds formed are called polymers. Different plastics are made by
linking together different monomers into different length chains.
Plastics tend to be divided into two groups - Thermoplastics soften with heat and
harden when cooled, e.g. polyolefin, acrylic. Thermosetting plastics harden on
applying heat undergoing irreversible chemical reaction and cannot be remelted.
They remain rigid & nonflexible even at high temperatures. e.g. epoxy, polyester,
urea formaldehyde (Bakelite).
Alkyamines
Low density polyethylene
Polyvinyl chloride
VCM polyterafluoroethylene
Ethylene Oxide Ethylene oxide derivatives
Ethylene Plasticzer Alcohols Plasticizers
Polypropylene
Olefins Propylene Propylene Oxide Polyurethanes
Resins
Butadiene
Petrol
Crude Oil Naphtha
Phenol
Phenolic derivatives
Cumene
Aromatics
Benzene
Acetone
Acrylics
Adipic acid
Toluuene
Cyclohexane
Xylene
Nylon salt
Nylon
Pure terephthalic acid
Paraxylene
Where do Plastics come from? Polyester Film
Most plastic is made from oil, although biodegradable plastics can be made from
substances such as corn starch. The main source of synthetic plastics is crude oil.
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