which plastic type (via resin ID code) has the repeating unit of highest mass? how massive is it (in amu)?
which plastic type (via resin ID code) has the repeating unit of highest mass? how massive is it (in amu)?
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which plastic type (via resin ID code) has the repeating unit of highest mass? how massive is it (in amu)?
Transcribed Image Text:Table 1. Common Plastics and Their Uses.
Resin ID
Chemical Structure
Code
Polymer Name
Description/ Common Products
(monomer)
(RIC)
Clear, tough plastic. Fizzy drink
bottles, oven-ready meal trays
PET or PETE
(Polyethylene
terephthalate)
PET
and water bottles
HDPE (High-
density
polyethylene)
Stiff plastic. Milk and detergent
bottles, yogurt and margarine
tubs, cereal box liners and
grocery, trash and retail bags
HDPE
(linear)
PVC (Polyvinyl
chloride)
Rigid or flexible. Plastic food
wrap, vegetable oil bottles,
loose-leaf binders and plastic
PVC
pipes
Ductile plastic. Dry cleaning
bags, produce bags, trash can
liners, bread bags, frozen food
bags and squeezable bottles,
such as mustard and honey
LDPE (Low-density
polyethylene)
LDPE
(highly branched)
PP
Hard, flexible plastic. Ketchup
5
(Polypropylene)
bottles, medicine bottles,
PP
aerosol caps, drinking straws
PS (Polystyrene)
Rigid and brittle plastic. CD
jackets, grocery store meat
trays, pill bottles, foam
packaging peanuts and plastic
tableware, take-out containers
Other plastics include nylon,
acrylic and others. large
refillable water jugs, certain
"green" food containers.
PS
HC-CH
HC.
O (Other)
Various monomers and
mixtures
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