Plastics And Petroleum Flashcards

1
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Why do we use different materials to make objects?

A
1PROPERTIES
2 ADEQUATE THAT USE
3 INNOVATION
4 EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENT
5 PRICE
6 DURABILITY
7 EFFECTS OF HEALTHY
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PROPERTIES

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1 SHININESS
2 DENSITY
3 HARDNESS
4 STRENGTH
5 BRIGHTNESS
6 TEXTURE
7 RESISTANCE TO HEAT
8 CONDUCTIVITY TO HEAT
9 FLEXIBILITY
10 ELASTICITY
11 PLASTICITY
12 TRANSPARENT
13 TRANSLUCENT
14 OPAQUE 
15 MALLEABILITY
16 DUCTIBILITY
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Petroleum

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It’s a fossil fuel formed from the remains of marine organisms+ heat+pressure+time. Measure in barrels
PROCESS: extraction+refinery+transport
Transform into diesel, gasoline….

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What is a polymer?

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A polymer is a sustance formed by the union of basic molluscs called monomers. (Long chains of monomers)

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5
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Types of polymers:

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Synthetic poly (petroleum)
Natural poly (nature)
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6
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Types of plastics:

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Thermoplastics, thermoset and elastomers

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7
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Termoplástica:

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Made up of long lineal chains of polymers
Easy to break by heat ang get back
Melted and reshaped.
Easy to recycle.

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8
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Classification of terplastics:

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1- pet (agua)
2- HDPE (leche)
3- PVC (tuberías)
4- LDPE (bolsa)
5- PP (maceta)
6- PS  (yogurt)
7- OTHER (Plato)
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Thermoset

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NOT RECYCLE
SHAPED ONCE
FORM BY HEAT AND PRESSURE

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Types of thermoset

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1- bakelites (placas)
2- polyesterressins (pool)
3- pelamine ressins (table)
4- polyretnanes (construction)
5- epoxy ressins (patio)
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Elastomers

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Termosetting polymers are elastomers.

Elastic
Can’t recycle
Excelent traction

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