Question

What is polythene and who discovered it ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Polyethylene, the most common plastic, was discovered by accident in 1898 and was rediscovered several times after that with chemists and researchers seeing little use for the white, waxy substance.

It wasn’t until March 27, 1933, when the first industrially practical polyethylene synthesis was discovered by Eric Fawcett and Reginald Gibson, again by accident, at ICI (Imperial Chemical Industries) in Northwich, England. During high-pressure experiments on ethylene, a test vessel had leaked and a trace of oxygen was present in the chemists’ fresh ethylene sample, acting as an initiator. Polyethylene formed overnight. After some convincing by the chemists, ICI saw plenty of use for the substance and moved toward patents and production. 

Answer 2

Answer:

Polythene is the most common plastic.

Explanation:

It wasn't until March 27, 1933, when the first industrially practical polyethylene synthesis was discovered by Eric Fawcett and Reginald Gibson, again by accident, at ICI (Imperial Chemical Industries) in Northwich, England.The first patents for polythene were registered in 1936 by Imperial Chemical Industries. A year later the first practical use for the material, as a film, was discovered. In 1953 Karl Ziegler of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute and Erhard Holzkamp invented HDPE (High Density Polyethylene)