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Exploring Polymers: Benefits, Applications, and Recycling Challenges

Dive into the world of polymers, understanding their usefulness, alternative applications, and the complexities of recycling plastic materials. Discover why polyethylene is preferred over traditional metals, explore the hazards and tradeoffs in using plastics for space flight, and investigate the chemicals present in plastics. Learn about the diverse uses of recycled plastics and examine the environmental impact of polymer materials.

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Exploring Polymers: Benefits, Applications, and Recycling Challenges

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  1. Intro to Chemistry, SC 155 Unit 9 Seminar Instructor Etheredge

  2. Overview • Announcements • Questions • Plastic Spaceships and Plastic Bags

  3. Announcements • Remember to take Exam 2 by Tuesday night, September 28th • All late work must be submitted by Saturday, October 2nd • No seminar in Unit 10

  4. Plastic Spaceships and Plastic Bags • What is a polymer and why are they viewed as useful compounds?

  5. Plastic Spaceships and Plastic Bags • What is a polymer and why are they viewed as useful compounds? • Why might polyethylene be a better material than more traditional metals like aluminum?

  6. Plastic Spaceships and Plastic Bags • What is a polymer and why are they viewed as useful compounds? • Why might polyethylene be a better material than more traditional metals like aluminum? • What are some of the tradeoffs and dangers involved in using a plastic material like polyethylene for space flight?

  7. Plastic Spaceships and Plastic Bags • What are some alternative applications for plastics ? http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/plastic.html

  8. Plastic Spaceships and Plastic Bags • What are some alternative applications for plastics ? http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/plastic.html • What are some uses of recycled plastics?

  9. Plastic Spaceships and Plastic Bags • What are some alternative applications for plastics ? http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/plastic.html • What are some uses of recycled plastics? • What are some difficulties in recycling plastic material? www.thedailygreen.com/green_homes/latest/recycling-symbols-plastics-460321?click=main_sr

  10. Plastic Spaceships and Plastic Bags • What are some of the chemicals contained in plastics? http://www.thenakedtruthproject.org/product.list.php?product_cat_master=In Your Body&cat=12&product.list[page]=2 http://www.planete-energies.com/HtmlContents/en-us/Article/7_16_plastics/dossier.pdf

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