The world's first 'infinite' plastic - BBC Future
This liquid hydrocarbon feedstock can be used to make new virgin quality plastic. The first commercial-scale unit was installed in Perth in Scotland in 2025. The firm Plastic Energy has two...
Making Plastics: From Monomer to Polymer | AIChE
Several types of reactors can make polymers, including fluidized-bed, loop, autoclave, and tubular reactors. Different grades of polyethylene and polypropylene offer a wide range of physical properties, such as density, stiffness, flexibility, opacity, melting point, texture, and strength.
Plasticizers: Types, Uses, Classification, Selection & Regulation
Still the world’s most widely used PVC plasticizer DINP, DIDP: High molecular weight ortho-phthalates Aliphatic dibasic acid Esters – These include chemicals such as glutarates, adipates, azelates and sebacates. They are made from aliphatic dibasic acids such as adipic acid and alcohols.
Solved Problem 1 Dibutyl phthalate (DBP), a plasticizer, has
Problem 1 Dibutyl phthalate (DBP), a plasticizer, has a potential market of 12 million Ib/year (AZChE Student Contest Problem) and is to be produced by reaction of n-butanol with monobutyl phthalate (MBP). The reaction follows an elementary rate law and is catalyzed by H2SO4.
A review of recent advances in catalytic hydrocracking
Heavy oils, extra-heavy oils and bitumens are found all over the world. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimated that approximately 6 trillion (6 × 10 12) barrels (bbl) of heavy oils are available worldwide: 2.5 × 10 12 bbl are in Western Canada, 1.5 × 10 12 bbl are in Venezuela, 1 × 10 12 bbl are in Russia, 0.1–0.18 × 10 12 bbl are in the United States (USA) and rest of the mass
