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This chapter begins by looking at the history of polyethylene from its unintended synthesis through to its position as the most widely used, by far, plastic. Consisting of relatively simple molecular chains, containing just two types of atom, carbon and hydrogen, polyethylene can be shaped into fibers, pipes, a wide array of containers, made into a foam, and blown into transparent films thinner than a human hair. These different forms enable a range of applications from safely insulating electric power lines to reliably transporting natural gas. This chapter also looks at a closely related polymer to polyethylene, Teflon.

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Polyethylene—The Material of Chance

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    2025年

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  • M. Grant Norton

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This chapter begins by looking at the history of polyethylene from its unintended synthesis through to its position as the most widely used, by far, plastic. Consisting of relatively simple molecular chains, containing just two types of atom, carbon and hydrogen, polyethylene can be shaped into fibers, pipes, a wide array of containers, made into a foam, and blown into transparent films thinner than a human hair. These different forms enable a range of applications from safely insulating electric power lines to reliably transporting natural gas. This chapter also looks at a closely related polymer to polyethylene, Teflon.