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2. Visqueen - Wikipedia

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   Visqueen is a brand of polyethylene plastic sheeting ... (0.004 to 0.01 in./0.1 to 0.25 mm) thick and is available in clear, opaque, blue, and black. [1] ...

3. Timeline of plastic development - Wikipedia

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   Parkesine, the first member of the Celluloid class of compounds and considered the first man-made plastic, is patented by Alexander Parkes. [4] 1869: John Wesley Hyatt discovers a method to simplify the production of celluloid, making industrial production possible. 1872: PVC was accidentally synthesized in 1872 by German chemist Eugen Baumann ...

4. Poly(methyl methacrylate) - Wikipedia

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   The larger circular clear black area represents the larger outer side of the thick one-piece plastic cone "window". Being transparent and durable, PMMA is a versatile material and has been used in a wide range of fields and applications such as rear-lights and instrument clusters for vehicles, appliances, and lenses for glasses.

5. Plastic - Wikipedia

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   In 2018 more than 343 million tons of plastic waste were generated, 90% of which was composed of post-consumer plastic waste (industrial, agricultural, commercial and municipal plastic waste). The rest was pre-consumer waste from resin production and manufacturing of plastic products (e.g. materials rejected due to unsuitable color, hardness ...

6. Microplastics Are in All of Us. Just How Bad Is That, Really?

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   Plastic’s versatility, durability, and low weight-to-strength ratio have made it an efficient material for many of life’s modern conveniences. However, by their nature, plastics can break down ...

7. Acrylate polymer - Wikipedia

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   Polymethyl methacrylate is the clear break-resistant sheeting sold as acrylic glass (or simply acrylic sheet) or under the trade name Plexiglas, Perspex, etc. Polyacrylates are used in cosmetic products as rheology modifiers and film formers, and these are typically polymers of acrylic acid fluids.