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Plastic

Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic materials composed primarily of polymers. Their defining characteristic, plasticity, allows them to be molded, extruded, or pressed into a diverse range of solid forms. This adaptability, combined with a wide range of other properties such as low weight, durability, flexibility, chemical resistance…

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Plastic industry

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Additives

Recycling

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Plastic

Nodes329
Edges328
Triples383
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006079
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Plastic

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related to Further reading · 38
Plastic → Avery, Beth, Big Oil's Biggest Bet, Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH, Chen-Gang, Christian, Circularity, Company KG, December, Elsevier, Emerging Materials, February, Fink, Future Trends, Gardiner, Greif, Helmut, Hopmann, ISBN, Jason
has effect · 30
Plastic → Act, Additives, Alkylphenols, BBP, By, Consumer Product Safety Improvement, Controversies, DEHP, DIDP, DINP, DnOP, DPB, Estimates, EU, For, However, In, It, Mercury, Minamata Convention
related to External links · 25
Plastic → American History, Archived, Archives Center, BBC Magazine, Electrical Properties, February, Harry Dubois Collection, History, July, June, Knight, March, Material Properties, May, Mechanical, National Museum, Plastics, Plastics Historical Society, Plastics Industry, Plastics International
related to history · 19
Plastic → Alexander Parkes, Bakelite, BC, By, Charles Goodyear's, Early, In, Industrial Revolution, International Exhibition, It, London, Materials, Mesoamericans, Middle Ages, Parkes, Parkesine, PVC, The, Treated
related to Gallery · 18
Plastic → Disposable, Extruded, HDPE, HDPEA Ziploc, HDPEExpanded, Kinder Joy, LDPEA, LDPEFood, LDPEMetalized, Monterey Bay Aquarium, PET, PETEA, PETHigh, PVC, Styrofoam, Teflon, Thermocol, Water
related to Bisphenol A (BPA) · 17
Plastic → As, Bis, BPA, BPA's, Drug Administration, Environmental Health Perspectives, FDA, In, January, Los Angeles Times, PVC, Research, Some, The, The EU, US, US Food
related to Recycling · 15
Plastic → Additives, As, Brominated, Flame, For, From, HDPE, Lack, Mixing, Of, Presently, Recycling, Sorting, They, When
see also · 14
Plastic → Accumulation, Alliance, American Recyclable Plastic Bag, British, Diode, Electronic, Engineering, Industrial, Manufacturers, Manufacturing, Resin, Substances, Thin, Use
related to Decomposition of plastics · 12
Plastic → Chemical, HCl, Hence, In, Microbial, PET, Plastics, Polyolefins, PVC, The, They, Whereas
related to Greenhouse gas emissions · 11
Plastic → According, Additionally, CO2, Development, Economic Co-operation, European, However, Organisation, Plastics, The, They

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plastics used production materials additives polymer packaging microplastics waste products polymers also global made include produced chemical many environment polyethylene

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low weightinstance ofcombined with a wide range of other properties0.80text
durabilityinstance ofcombined with a wide range of other properties0.80text
flexibilityinstance ofcombined with a wide range of other properties0.80text
chemical resistanceinstance ofcombined with a wide range of other properties0.80text
low toxicityinstance ofcombined with a wide range of other properties0.80text
and low-cost productioninstance ofcombined with a wide range of other properties0.80text
has led to their widespread use around the worldinstance ofcombined with a wide range of other properties0.80text
pipinginstance ofabout a third of plastic is used in packaging and roughly the same in buildings in applications0.80text
plumbing or vinyl sidinginstance ofabout a third of plastic is used in packaging and roughly the same in buildings in applications0.80text
packaginginstance ofand high-performance plasticsCommodity plasticsCommodity plastics or commodity polymers are plastics produced in high volumes for applications0.80text
food containersinstance ofand high-performance plasticsCommodity plasticsCommodity plastics or commodity polymers are plastics produced in high volumes for applications0.80text
and household productsinstance ofand high-performance plasticsCommodity plasticsCommodity plastics or commodity polymers are plastics produced in high volumes for applications0.80text

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