Polyethylene
Polyethylene (also called polyethene, usually shortened to PE) is a thermoplastic. It is used in consumer goods, typical examples are transport wraps, and garbage bags. Other uses include pre-fabricated plastic parts, plastic tubes, and insulation of electric cables.
Polyethylene plastic wrap is usually less adhesive than Polyvinyl chloride, but this can be remedied by adding linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), which also increases the film's tensile strength. The world makes over 80 million tonnes of polyethylene per year.[1]
Polyethylene Media
The repeating unit within polyethylene in the most stable staggered conformation
A pill box presented to a technician at ICI in 1936 made from the first pound of polyethylene
A recyclable bag manufactured from polyethylene, resin identification code
References
- ↑ Lazonby, John (in en-gb). Poly(ethene) (Polyethylene). http://www.essentialchemicalindustry.org/polymers/polyethene.html. Retrieved 2018-03-11.