Category: Petrochemicals
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8.4 Petrochemicals: Manufacture of Plastics
Author: Victoria Lindo ABSTRACT: Plastic is one material that has a very high demand all over the world. The process of manufacturing plastics is important to understand before knowing why plastics are harmful to our environment, from manufacturing to the point of disposal. MAIN: There are two main types of plastics: Synthetic plastics are the…
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8.3 Petrochemicals: Recycling Plastics
Author: Payton Archer ABSTRACT: Petrochemicals are in everything; from the dyes in our clothes, to the electronics we use, and the furniture we sit on. So, what exactly are they and how do they impact our recycling plastics? MAIN: The process to make petrochemicals, requires energy in huge amounts and involves a distillation phase, in…
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8.5 Petrochemicals: Toxicity of Plastics
Author: Alecia Bruce MAIN: Plastics have pervaded our Earth and lives so effortlessly that many do not realize how often they use plastics throughout their days. Plastics are categorized under seven different codes but there are tens of thousands of different plastics. Some refer to plastic as a “cocktail of chemicals” (Blastic, 2021) due to…
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