Polyethylene

Plastic Revolutions, Inc.(PRI) is headquartered in Reidsville, North Carolina and operates primarily on the east coast. The company recycles various grades and forms of plastic scrap and post-consumer plastic, but their focus is on High Density Polyethylene(HPDE). After a basic Google search, we found a few local competitors including Reily Recovery Systems, Inc., located in Haw River, North Carolina and New Life Plastic Recycling, Inc., located in Burlington, North Carolina and various other companies

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

of polymer was discovered. Soon fabric was made from the polymer, and was in high demand. It can also be used for moldings of cars, film, tape, foam and carpet. Polypropylene can not be glued to any objects or itself, and so it is melded. After Polyethylene, Polypropylene is the highest produced synthetic plastic. Polypropylene also holds up well over time, which is one of the reasons that it is the second most produced plastic. The melting point is between 130-171 degrees celsius. Because polypropylene

PET(Polyethylene Terephthalate) vs PLA(Polylactide), which one is better or worse than the other? Both of these polymer is used in the world today. PET is perhaps the more famous one because of its cheap prices and many uses. 30 % of the global demand for PET happens to be plastic bottles. PLA the other type of polymer is just now gaining momentum being used as a bottle in the market today. It is derived from renewable resources (corn) that we can regrow a lot easier than the polymer that we harvest

Pollution is a serious global issue that has been occurring for as long as humans have inhabited the planet. There are many different varieties of pollution, as well as an abundance of materials, both natural and synthetic, that the earth has been contaiminated with. Shifrin ( 2005), states: “To date, wastes remain a fact of life and there are only three places to dispose of wastes-air, water, or land. Waste management always involves tradeoffs.” (p. 676). Even though Shifrin is correct in his

Blanca S.A. (PBB) began the process of becoming privatized by the Argentine government, Dow Chemicals saw the acquisition of this company as a golden opportunity to become the leading polyethylene player in Latin America. Dow Chemical’s was already a major player in the chemicals (ethylene), plastics (polyethylene), and agricultural products industries holding position as a low-cost producer. Breaking each segment of their business down into these categories respectively, Dow Chemicals was able

3 The consumption of plastic increase because there are many development project and population rising. Plastic material growth is the innovation of newer areas that have development such as increasing plastics applications in automobile, transportation, defense and aerospace, medical and healthcare,electronic devices, construction and furniture.(Tandel 2015). In Sri Lanka, manufacturing of plastic consumer products and packages and industrial polymers is a growing industry that developed over 45

groups. Polyesters display a wide array of properties and practical applications. Permanent-press fabrics, disposable soft-drink bottles, compact discs, rubber tires, and enamel paints represent only a few of the products made from this group [2]. Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) is the most commonly used thermoplastic polyester. It is often called just “polyester” which often causes confusion, because polyester resins are thermosetting materials. PET is a transparent polymer, with a good mechanical

Science Fair Research Paper Zachariah 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

nappies; plastic bottles to prescription glasses, the applications of polymers encompass an endless range of everyday necessities. However, the significance of synthetic polymers was not universally recognised until its initial introduction as polyethylene during World War II. During the combat, they served as a critical material for insulated radar electronics (ACC, 2005). The basic principles of polymers originate from organic chemistry. Organic chemistry is the field of science associated with