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Thermoplastics Flashcards

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1
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What percentage of plastics are made from oil?

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95%

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What can plastics be made from other than oil?

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Animal and vegetable matter Making Bioplastics

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3
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Why are plastics used for packaging?

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Tough Lightweight Clear Economical Aesthetically USEFUL

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What are the properties of Bio Plastics?

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Biodegradable based on plants Can be clear or coloured

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What sort of plastic: is biodegradable based on plants can be clear or coloured

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Bio plastics

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What are the properties of Cellulose Acetate?

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Partially biodegradable- Plants are and chemicals aren’t

Clear

Not tough

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7
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What sort of plastic is:

  • Partially biodegradable
  • Clear
  • Not Tough
A

Cellulose Acetate

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8
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What are bioplastics used for?

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All sorts of food packaging

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9
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What is Cellulose Acetate used for?

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Film for photocopiers and cameras

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10
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What are the properties of Acrylic?

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Stiff but brittle

Can be shaped

Can be polished to be glossy

Wide range of colours

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11
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What sort of plastic is:

  • Stiff but brittle
  • Comes in many colours
  • Can be shaped and polished for gloss
A

Acrylic

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12
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What is Acrylic used in?

A

Point of Sale Stands

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13
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What plastic has this symbol?

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PET

Polyethylene Terepthalate

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What are the properties of PET?

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Non-biodegradable

Tough

Good at keeping ‘fizz’ in

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15
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What plastic has these properties

is good at keeping the fizz in

is tough

A

PET

Polyethylene Terepthalate

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16
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What plastic is used in bottles?

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17
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What are the properties of Polystyrene?

A

Not tough

Can be vaccum formed

18
Q

What plastic is:

Not tough

And can be vacuum formed

A

Polystyrene

19
Q

What is Polystyrene used for?

A

Shell forms for packaging

CD jewel cases

Yogurt Pots

20
Q

What are the properties of Expanded Polysterene or Styrofoam?

A

Very light

Shock absorbing

21
Q

What plastic has these properties:

Very light

and impact absorbing

A

Styrofoam or Expanded Polysterene

22
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What is Expanded Polysterene or Styrofoam used for?

A

Protective packaging

Block modelling

23
Q

What are the properties of PVC?

A

Tough

Resists sratching

24
Q

What type of Plastic is:

Tough

and resists scratching

A

PVC

Poly Binyl Chloride

25
Q

What is PVC used for?

A

Games pieces

Blister packaging

26
Q

What is Polypropylene’s properties?

A

It is flexible

27
Q

What plastic is felexible?

A

Polypropylene

28
Q

What is used in Crisp Packets?

A

Polypropolene

29
Q

What is used in Blister packs?

A

PVC

30
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What is used in Yogurt pots?

A

Polystyrene

31
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What is used in Jewel Cases for CDS?

A

Polystyrene

32
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What is used for block modelling and protectiv epackaging?

A

Expanded Polystyrene/Styrofoam

33
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What is a Thermoplastic?

A

A thermoplastic is a plastic that can be reshaped many times once it is heated.

34
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What is this the symbol for?

A

HDPE

High Density Polytethylene

35
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What plastic has this symbol?

A

Polyvinyl Chloride

PVC

36
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What plastic has this symbol?

A

Low Density Polyethylene

LDPE

37
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What plastic has this symbol?

A

Polypropylene

38
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What plastic has this symbol?

A

Polystyrene

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