Question

What do you mean by plastics? How are plastics made? Name some common plastics.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that use polymers as a main ingredient. Their plasticity makes it possible for plastics to be moulded, extruded or pressed into solid objects of various shapes. ... Plastics typically are made through human industrial systems.

Answer 2

What do you mean by plastics?

• Plastics is the term commonly used to describe a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that are used in a huge and growing range of applications. Everywhere you look, you will find plastics. The term ''plastic'' is derived from the Greek word ''plastikos'', meaning fit for moulding.

How are plastics made?

• Plastics are made from natural materials such as cellulose, coal, natural gas, salt and crude oil through a polymerisation or polycondensation process. In a polymerisation reactor, monomers such as ethylene and propylene are linked together to form long polymer chains.

Name some common plastics

• Polyethylene Terephthalate
• High-Density Polyethylene
• Polyvinyl Chloride
• Low-Density Polyethylene
• Polypropylene
• Polystyrene
• Other