Monomers & Polymers
What is a polymer? Plastics, like all other substances, consist of molecules, the small particles that make up matter. There […]
What is plastic?
It was more than a century ago when the Belgian-American chemist Leo Baekeland developed Bakelite: the first mass-produced synthetic plastic. Now, there are countless types of plastic with all possible properties. If you want to know what plastic is and learn more about its properties, read on:
What are bioplastics?
An estimated 99% of all plastic is made from fossil fuels such as oil and gas. The remaining 1% is […]
Plastic additives & BPA
To solidify plastic products, producers use reinforcing substances such as bisphenol A (BPA). To make plastic soft and flexible, producers […]
Recycling codes
The Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) introduced a code system in 1988 that helps with recycling plastic by numbers. […]
Toxicity and pathogens
Is plastic toxic? How much pollutants does plastic contain, and how likely is it that disease-causing pathogens attach themselves to […]
