Biopolyethylene (also known as renewable polyethylene) is polyethylene made out of ethanol, which becomes ethylene after a dehydration process. It can...

Polyethylene or polythene (abbreviated PE; IUPAC name polyethene or poly(methylene)) is the most commonly produced plastic. It is a polymer, primarily...

Polyethylene furan-2,5-dicarboxylate, also named poly(ethylene furan-2,5-dicarboxylate), polyethylene furanoate and poly(ethylene furanoate) and generally...

A renewable resource (also known as a flow resource) is a natural resource which will replenish to replace the portion depleted by usage and consumption...

weight polyethylene waxes are viscosity, density and melt point. Polyethylene waxes produced by means of degradation or recovery from polyethylene resin...

Polyether polyols may be further subdivided and classified as polyethylene oxide or polyethylene glycol (PEG), polypropylene glycol (PPG) and Polytetrahydrofuran...

also obtained from other fossil fuels, such as coal or natural gas, or renewable sources such as maize, palm fruit or sugar cane. The two most common petrochemical...

chain. As a specific material, it most commonly refers to a type called polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Polyesters include naturally occurring chemicals...

bags. Medium-density polyethylene (MDPE) is used for packaging film, sacks and gas pipes and fittings. Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) is flexible and...

(RIC): Polyethylene terephthalate (PET or PETE) High-density polyethylene (HDPE or PE-HD) Polyvinyl chloride (PVC or V) Low-density polyethylene (LDPE...

northern suburb of Houston, and is a major producer of ethylene, propylene, polyethylene, Alpha-olefins, Polyalphaolefins, aromatic compounds and a range of specialty...

mains are typically replaced with high-pressure polyethylene gas mains by inserting the new polyethylene pipe into the existing cast iron main. This method...

content. A bioplastic such as high-density polyethylene (HDPE) can be 100% biobased (i.e. contain 100% renewable carbon), yet be non-biodegradable. These...

biopolymers producer with its 200,000 tons Green PE plant that produces polyethylene from sugarcane-based ethanol. Braskem controls the three largest petrochemical...

dioxide, and biomass. Biodegradable plastics are commonly produced with renewable raw materials, micro-organisms, petrochemicals, or combinations of all...

dichloride, ethylbenzene and polyethylene. Most of the reactions with ethylene are electrophilic addition.[citation needed] Polyethylene production uses more...

remained relatively expensive until the early 1950s when high-density polyethylene was introduced. They quickly became popular with both manufacturers and...

materials made of wood fiber/wood flour and thermoplastic(s) such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), or polylactic acid...

excluded or compensated for by installing dechlorination technologies. Polyethylene and polypropylene account for just less than half of global plastic production...

hydronic underfloor heating and cooling systems and are generally made from polyethylene including PEX, PEX-Al-PEX and PERT. Older materials such as Polybutylene...

world's third-most widely produced synthetic polymer of plastic (after polyethylene and polypropylene). About 40 million tons of PVC are produced each year...

melting solids (such as paraffin wax and naphthalene) or polymers (such as polyethylene and polystyrene). In the fossil fuel industries, hydrocarbon refers to...

strengthen the National Grid. The two links combined will deliver 4 GW of renewable energy from Scottish wind farms to England. Ofgem state that "At an estimated...

water heating), and solar architecture. It is an essential source of renewable energy, and its technologies are broadly characterized as either passive...

made from polyethylene, which consists of long chains of ethylene monomers. Ethylene is derived from natural gas and petroleum. The polyethylene used in...

conversion. This includes generating products such as carbon monoxide, polyethylene, ethanol, ethylene, methane, and jet fuel. In June 2022, Twelve announced...

Chemical: Produces petrochemical products such as polyolefin (PO, includes polyethylene and polypropylene), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and toluene diisocyanate...

dimethyl terephthalate (DMT). Related polymers in this series include polyethylene terephthalate (2GT) and polybutylene terephthalate (polytetramethylene...

two polyethylene facilities, it has the capacity to produce 880,000 tonnes of linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE)...

of resin. Type 1 (polyethylene terephthalate) is commonly found in soft drink and water bottles. Type 2 (high-density polyethylene) is found in most hard...