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What specific material in three different types of sponges polyurethane, polyether(the rainbow packs), or polyester help that sponge holds the most the water? Well that's what we're going to be talking about in this research paper. This project is important to help others learn what type of sponge to buy when going to buy one at the store. This will also enable me to not just learn about sponges, but to learn about what’s in that specific sponge out of the three polyurethane, polyether(the rainbow packs), or polyester helps it hold that much water. This will help people understand that not all sponges are equal, that they should pay attention to the materials the sponge is made of when looking for a sponge and not just grabbing a random one thinking it will be an extraordinary sponge. This is important to me because I see my parents buying different …show more content…

This paragraph will furthermore help you to understand the history. The polyester material became popular around the world since the year 1958. Polyester was introduced by a company called Eastman Chemical Products (This was based off what is polyester). Now the second material in the sponge I will be testing is Polyurethane. This material invented by a scientist named Prof. Dr. Otto Bayer. The origin of Polyurethane dates back to World War two. Polyurethane was first developed as a replacement for rubber. Polyurethane was also used for a substitute for the scarce amount of materials. Polyurethane helped around the world to help impregnation of paper and the manufacture of mustard gas- resistant garments(This was information coming from American history). Polyether has been helping people with have a high resistance towards skin oils . Polyethers also weld easily and have a non-plastic feel to them. This helps answer the problem statement because most likely the older the material the more likely it has become enhanced to absorb large amounts of

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