When was the first plastic made?
Plastics are made by a chemical process calledpolymerization.
Nineteenth century chemistunderstood the
making of plastics. The firstplastic,
vinyl chloride was made in 1838, closelyfollowed by
styrene in 1839, acrylics in 1843 andpolyester in
1847. However, the vast potentialfor
their use was not understood.Later thatcentury,
cheaper, subtitute manufacturingmaterials were
needed. In 1869, John Hyattdiscovered
celluloid when looking for a subtitute for
ivory.
This revolutionary material was tough and
malleable; it started a wave of chemist developing new synthetic materials. In
1909, Leo Bakeland was
responsible for the biggest development when he discovered phneolformandehyde.
This materials was cheap to produce and could be moulded into any shape. He called it Bakelite
and it was the first synthetic material to be mass-produced. The space
technology of late 1960s, among other developments, has been applied by
scientist to develop new plastic and other synthetic materials. In 21st century,
we need to conserve our environment, so new biodegradable materials, are
constantly being sought.
Nguồn: Sưu tầm và tổng hợp.
Plastics are made by a chemical process calledpolymerization.
Nineteenth century chemistunderstood the
making of plastics. The firstplastic,
vinyl chloride was made in 1838, closelyfollowed by
styrene in 1839, acrylics in 1843 andpolyester in
1847. However, the vast potentialfor
their use was not understood.Later thatcentury,
cheaper, subtitute manufacturingmaterials were
needed. In 1869, John Hyattdiscovered
celluloid when looking for a subtitute for
ivory.
This revolutionary material was tough and
malleable; it started a wave of chemist developing new synthetic materials. In
1909, Leo Bakeland was
responsible for the biggest development when he discovered phneolformandehyde.
This materials was cheap to produce and could be moulded into any shape. He called it Bakelite
and it was the first synthetic material to be mass-produced. The space
technology of late 1960s, among other developments, has been applied by
scientist to develop new plastic and other synthetic materials. In 21st century,
we need to conserve our environment, so new biodegradable materials, are
constantly being sought.
Nguồn: Sưu tầm và tổng hợp.
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