Plastics can be engineered for specific uses by matching up the properties of the plastic to the job it will ultimately be used for. Plastics are examples of polymers - very large molecules formed ...

Instead of external compounds, the researchers used carbon black, already embedded in black polystyrene, as the ...

It is one of the strongest plastics and is a good go-to material when you want the best properties of plastic, and don’t need the full strength of a metal part. It was originally formulated to ...

Cut plastic sandwich bags apart to make squares of plastic that ... A juice box is a box that needs to keep liquid (juice) on the inside. Remind students that the properties of materials are important ...

Examples of thermoset plastics include phenolic resins, amino resins, polyester resins, silicon resins, epoxy resins, and polyurethanes. This handbook discusses the types, properties, uses, and ...

The Department of Plastics Engineering has polymer characterization equipment in Ball Hall and the Mark and Elisia Saab Technology and Innovation Center (ETIC). There are two shared use laboratories ...

Polymerisation is the process in which many small monomer units combine to form one large polymer molecule. The alkenes ethene and propene are two important feedstocks in the petrochemical ...