Yahoo Suche Web Suche

Anmelden

Suchergebnisse

  1. Suchergebnisse:

  1. sciencehistory.org › history-and-future-of-plasticsHistory and Future of Plastics

    Especially over the last 50 years, plastics have saturated our world and changed the way that we live. The first synthetic polymer was invented in 1869 by John Wesley Hyatt, who was inspired by a New York firm’s offer of $10,000 for anyone who could provide a substitute for ivory.

    • News

      The prestigious award will be presented by the Science...

    • Stories by Topic

      Stories by Topic. Science is woven into almost every corner...

    • Host an Event

      The Science History Institute Museum is open to the public...

    • Support

      The Science History Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit...

  2. plasticseurope.org › plastics-explained › history-of-plasticsHistory of plastics

    Plastics: a story of more than 100 years of innovation. Since the dawn of history, humankind has endeavoured to develop materials offering benefits not found in natural materials. The development of plastics started with the use of natural materials that had intrinsic plastic properties, such as shellac and chewing gum. The next step in the ...

  3. Videos

    Alle anzeigen

  4. www.thoughtco.com › history-of-plastics-1992322A Brief History of the Invention of Plastics - ThoughtCo

    28. Jan. 2020 · Learn how plastics evolved from natural materials to synthetic substances over time. Explore the timeline of the major inventions and discoveries of plastics from 1839 to 1985.

    • Mary Bellis

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PlasticPlastic - Wikipedia

    The development of plastics has evolved from the use of naturally plastic materials (e.g., gums and shellac) to the use of the chemical modification of those materials (e.g., natural rubber, cellulose, collagen, and milk proteins), and finally to completely synthetic plastics (e.g., bakelite, epoxy, and PVC).

  6. link.springer.com › chapter › 10A Brief History of Plastics - SpringerLink

    • Production
    • Use
    • Waste Generation
    • Waste Management

    There was, of course, plastic production prior to the Second World War, but the amount was insignificant from a historical perspective. During the Second World War, plastic production started to increase due to growing shortages of other materials and plastic’s ability to be used instead. After the end of the war, plastic producers started to look ...

    Komplette Liste auf link.springer.com

    Plastics are used for virtually all types of products and owe their popularity to their low cost and technical versatility. Plastic dominates packaging, is used widely in construction, transportation, electrical and electronic equipment, agriculture, and also very common in furniture and other household items, leisure and sports goods, as well as m...

    Komplette Liste auf link.springer.com

    Plastic waste is generated during production processes and after the plastic-containing products reach the end of their lives. Production of plastic-containing goods typically involves a whole series of processes, such as monomer production, polymerization, part forming, product assembly, and multiple transportation steps in between. Waste generate...

    Komplette Liste auf link.springer.com

    Waste management can be grouped into a small set of options, which are reuse, recycling, thermal destruction, and disposal. Reusing the entire plastic-containing product or at least some of its components is environmentally desirable, but plagued by all kinds of challenges (Geyer and Jackson 2004). The environmental advantage is that not only the m...

    Komplette Liste auf link.springer.com

    • Roland Geyer
    • rgeyer@ucsb.edu
    • 2020

  7. Bilder

    • The History of Plastic (Infographic) | Blog | Solent Plastics
    • The History of Plastic [INFOGRAPHIC] - SIMCO Disclosures
    • The History of Plastic Infographic | History, Infographic, Oil and gas
    • Plastics and bioplastics: a 200-year history of research and development
    • History of Plastic Production - Plastic Collective

    Alle anzeigen

  8. www.plasticreimagined.org › articles › the-history-of-plasticThe Invention of Plastic: Tracing the Timeline of ... - Plastic...

    26. Sept. 2024 · Starting with celluloid in 1869, this transformative substance has evolved from a simple ivory substitute to a cornerstone of modern manufacturing. This article travels through time to chart this evolution and the profound impact of plastic on today's world.

  9. www.bbc.com › news › magazine-27442625A brief history of plastics, natural and synthetic - BBC News

    16. Mai 2014 · But the big breakthrough - arguably the birth of the modern plastics era - came in 1907, with the invention of Bakelite by the Belgian-born American Leo Baekeland.