Plastic

By Domin10

  • Nitocellulose

    Nitrocellulose is a highly flammable compound formed by nitrating cellulose through exposure to nitric acid or another powerful nitrating agent. When used as a propellant or low-order explosive, it was originally known as guncotton.

  • Celluloid

    Celluloids are a class of compounds created from nitrocellulose and camphor, with added dyes and other agents. Generally considered the first thermoplastic, it was first created as Parkesine in 1856.

  • Bakelite

    Bakelite was the first fully synthetic plastic substance, created in 1907 and named in honor of its creator, the Belgian Leo Baekeland. Adolf von Baeyer experimented with this material in 1872 but did not complete its development. It was also one of the first known thermostable synthetic polymers.

  • Rayon

    Rayon is a manufactured fiber made from natural sources such as wood and agricultural products that are regenerated as cellulose fiber. The many types and grades of rayon can imitate the feel and texture of natural fibers.

  • Cellophane

    Cellophane is a thin, transparent sheet made of regenerated cellulose. Its low permeability to air, oils, greases, bacteria, and water.

  • Polyvinyl chloride

    Vinyl polychloride is the product of polymerization of the vinyl chloride monomer. It is the derivative of the most versatile plastic. It can be produced by four different processes: suspension, emulsion, mass and solution.

  • Neoprene

    Description Neoprene or polychloroprene is a family of synthetic rubbers that are produced by polymerization of chloroprene. The neoprene has good chemical stability and maintains flexibility in a wide range of temperatures. The name neoprene is the trademark of the chloroprene polymer.

  • Nylon and neoprene

    nylon is a synthetic polymer that belongs to the group of polyamides. Nylon is an elastic and resistant textile fiber, the moth does not attack it, does not require ironing and is used in the manufacture of socks, fabrics and knitted fabrics, also bristles and sedans.

  • Polyethylene

    Polyethylene is chemically the simplest polymer. It is represented with its repetitive unit. It is one of the most common plastics due to its low price and simplicity in its manufacture, which generates an annual production of approximately 80 million tons worldwide, it is chemically inert.

  • Teflon

    Polytetrafluoroethylene is a polymer similar to polyethylene, in which hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine atoms. The chemical formula of the monomer, tetrafluoroethene, is CF₂ = CF₂.

  • Tupperware

    The ECO Tupperware Bottles are made of polypropylene and are suitable for frequent use by filling them with water. Its use is safe for all ages and they are free of bisphenol A. All Tupperware products designed for heating or microwave cooking are free of bisphenol A and are safe.

  • Kevlar

    Kevlar or polyparaphenylene terephthalamide is a polyamide first synthesized in 1965 by Polish-American chemistry Stephanie Kwolek (1923-2014), who worked for DuPont.

  • Polyester amides

    Polyester is a category of elastomers that contains the ester functional group in its main chain. Polyesters that exist in nature have been known since 1830, but the term polyester generally refers to synthetic polyesters, from heavy petroleum fractions.