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Synthetic Resins and Plastics

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Plastic (adj.) is defined by Webster [1] as “capable of being molded or modeled (e.g., clay) … capable of being deformed continu-ously and permanently in any direction with-out rupture.” Plastic (n.) is a plastic substance, specifically, any of numerous organic synthetic or processed materials that are mostly thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers of high molecular weight and that can be made into objects, films, or filaments.

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The authors wish to acknowledge that Prof. Rudolph Deanin and Dr. Ming Wei contributed significant sections to previous versions and their work is included in this chapter.

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    Margaret Sobkowicz-Kline, Bridgette M. Budhlall & Joey L. Mead

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Sobkowicz-Kline, M., Budhlall, B.M., Mead, J.L. (2017). Synthetic Resins and Plastics. In: Kent, J., Bommaraju, T., Barnicki, S. (eds) Handbook of Industrial Chemistry and Biotechnology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52287-6_25

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