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The British used a plastic explosive during World War II as a demolition charge. The specific explosive, Composition C, was 88.3% RDX and 11.7% non-oily, non-explosive plasticizer. [8] The material was plastic between 0 and 40 °C (32–104 °F), but was brittle at colder temperatures and gummy at higher temperatures.
Surviving the Aftermath received mixed reviews on Metacritic. [13] [14] The Finnish version of Gamereactor said it is not revolutionary but is a fun game for those who wish more of a focus on city-building than survival. [15] NME described the game as "competent enough" but said it focuses on quantity over quality and has an uninspiring setting ...
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 ...
Plastic production is on track to triple by 2050, and microplastics have been found in the air, fresh produce and even human breast milk. More than 3,200 chemicals of concern have been found in ...
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The Plastiki is a 60-foot (18 m) catamaran made out of 12,500 reclaimed plastic bottles and other recycled PET plastic and waste products. [2] Michael Pawlyn [3] of Exploration Architecture worked on the concept design with David de Rothschild and helped to shape some of the key ideas.
The Point Comfort facility is the largest Formosa Plastics plant in the United States. Opened in 1983, it covers 1,800 acres (7.3 km²) and employs 330 full-time employees and 3,500 contract workers, 2,500 of which are construction, and 1,000 are residential workers. [2]
Polymer degradation is the reduction in the physical properties of a polymer, such as strength, caused by changes in its chemical composition.Polymers and particularly plastics are subject to degradation at all stages of their product life cycle, including during their initial processing, use, disposal into the environment and recycling. [1]