Logged out
Access All our Essays in an Instant
Swap your work for FREE access, or pay £4.99 for instant access
Plastics are often frowned upon. This is because people often think of them as cheap and not aesthetically pleasing.
Member rating: No Rating | Words: | Submitted: Thu Sep 18 2003
Page Preview
On the left is an image preview of every page of this document, and below are the first 150 words with formatting removed:
Plastics Plastics are often frowned upon. This is because people often think of them as cheap and not aesthetically pleasing. However they come in many different forms and often look very nice. Obviously there are types that do give the product a bad name. Mainly the cheap toys that are produced in the far east. This is not right and plastics should be seen as a real alternative and be able offer a huge amount of uses for this product. Polymers Polymers such as rubber, plastics and adhesives are organic structures. They can be natural, like amber and shellac, modified natural materials, like cellulose and casein, or synthetic, like nylon and polypropylene. Synthetic polymers are produced from gas, coal or oil products. Large molecules are built up by the connection of many base units, the monomer molecule, to give a polymer. This process is called polymerisation and as the polymer grows, perhaps to...
Get instant access
- Instant, unlimited access to our documents in full
- Swap your work for free access, or pay £4.99
- To see the full version of this document and 146,168 others
Receive email updates for this category
- Simply tell us your email address and receive a weekly Study Help Email for FREE
- Receive 3 FREE essay views with each email
- Get all the latest essays from Coursework.Info & discussion from TheStudentRoom.co.uk
