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This is a timeline of the development of plastics, comprising key discoveries and developments in the production of plastics.
The development of plastics has evolved from the use of naturally plastic materials (e.g., gums and shellac) to the use of the chemical modification of those materials (e.g., natural rubber, cellulose, collagen, and milk proteins), and finally to completely synthetic plastics (e.g., bakelite, epoxy, and PVC).
28 sty 2020 · The first man-made plastic was created by Alexander Parkes who publicly demonstrated it at the 1862 Great International Exhibition in London. The material, called Parkesine, was an organic material derived from cellulose that, once heated, could be molded and retained its shape when cooled.
1 paź 2024 · Learn how plastic evolved from a simple ivory substitute to a versatile and ubiquitous material in modern society. Explore the key innovations, applications, challenges, and solutions of the plastics industry from 1869 to the present.
In five years, he invented a new material called celluloid, which would become known as the first plastic. Trace the history of the material that ushered in the "plastics century." [Directed by Sharon Colman, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Miguel d'Oliveira].
17 paź 2024 · Industrial fabricators of plastic products tend to think of plastics as either “ commodity” resins or “ specialty” resins. (The term resin dates from the early years of the plastics industry; it originally referred to naturally occurring amorphous solids such as shellac and rosin.) Commodity resins are plastics that are produced at high ...
29 maj 2011 · The 1920s and '30s saw an outpouring of new materials from labs around the world. One was cellulose acetate, a semisynthetic product (plant cellulose was one of its base ingredients) that had the...
