Plastic

The ‘discovery’ of polymers began in 1920, with the belief of Hermann Staudinger, that there existed a molecule consisting of many smaller repeating molecules, under the name ‘macromolecule’ (Chemistryexplained.com, 2016). Nowadays, polymer and plastic demand is even higher than that of copper, aluminium, and even steel, due to their versatile applications in many different industries (Matse1.matse.illinois.edu, 2016). Polymer synthesis can be either synthetic or natural, and can produce many forms

insulating property made them attractive in many industrial applications. The vast development in the electrical field would not have been possible in the absences of plastic. One can not imagine of electrical cables without polymer insulations. Even the fitting devices like switches, holders, pin, double pole (DP) boxes etc. are all made from plastic. In these entire applications polymer played important but supportive role and the main work of electrical conduction was done by metals. However attempts were

With the ceaseless consumption of plastics, problems arise affecting the current state of the planet along with the existing life that depends on it, negatively impacting the future to come. As Leighton Kille and Rachael Stephens state in their Journalist’s Resource article “Plastics, Human Health and Environmental Impacts: The Road Ahead,” the readily usable products made of plastic create a hazard to people and the environment. Plastics, found in many products and made simple to dispose of, contain

People could get more benefits from plastic but every time people used it, they contribute in the destruction of the environment. Plastic material was made up of synthetic organic solids that are moldable. Due to plastic material relatively low cost, many manufacturers patronizing it because of expanding range of their products. Manufacturers displaced many materials that are used in the development of their products such as paper, wood, glass and water. Plastic was also used in packaging which is

Introduction: Enough plastic is thrown away each year to circle the earth four times and 50% of the plastic we use, we only use once and is thrown away. There is initiate ways for plastic bottles to be reused in a scientific way. We are investigating how the air pressure we can create in a bottle will affect how high or low it travels. In the process we will be reusing plastic bottles. Will the product inside of the bottle be significant to the explosion it will make? If a certain amount of alcohol

foul things they call plastic bags. Don’t believe it? That’s understandable. Not many people know the consequences of their actions; even the ones that killed thousands of sea animals and destroyed the marine environment. Anthony L. Andrady, author of q, has even stated that according to numerous surveys taken around the world consistently demonstrated that plastic materials make up 60-80% of marine debris. That little dolphin or penguin who accidently ingests that one plastic bag will die a slow death

Alzubi and Yosef Ismael Best Methods of Recycling Plastics Recycling has grown rapidly over these past few decades. Almost every single household in America has a recycling bin. You can find recycling bins anywhere like in your school or at a dumpster nearby and I’m sure there are plenty at home. You can almost recycle anything from glass, to Styrofoam, and especially plastic. There are many things around your house that are probably made of plastic, if you’re just drinking a water bottle and you finish

Plastikos “Despite the popular misconception, the word ‘plastic’ in ‘plastic surgery’ does not mean ‘artificial,’ but is derived from the ancient Greek word ‘plastikos,’ which means to mold or give form” (Schnur and Hait). What was once used to help reconstruct the faces and bodies of wounded soldiers is now used to aesthetically create new faces and bodies around the world. The motive for surgery is changing. Statistics show that plastic surgery is becoming increasingly more popular among men,

number of plastic bags, debate has resurfaced in the media regarding the extensive use and deposition of plastic bags. Stakeholders which include the Australian Retailers Association, governments of different states and various legislations have implemented measures to reduce the total number of plastic bags that are being consumed and eternally contaminated. The wider implications include, soaring death rates of a number of marine animals and the exponential cost on recycling plastic bags. In the

Plastic Surgery: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly More than ever, millions of young adolescents are seeking out plastic surgery because the influence of the media. Teenagers are finding more imperfections with their body and are less and less satisfied with their appearance. President Scott Spear, MD, chief of plastic surgery says, "There's a common belief among the public that a large percentage of young adults and teens are having cosmetic surgery" (Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week). Despite