The article "How to make plastic with less Petroleum" catch my attention. In general, plastic is made from Petroleum is the product from oil. There are a lot of attempt to find other raw material to produce plastic such as biomass. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Novomer, Inc. support money to do research about Polypropylene carbonate (PPC) that is a raw material of plastic making.
PPC is the substance that combine CO2 and petroleum. In order to make PPC, CO2 is used as half as oil used. Therefore, the amout of oil used is smaller. Also, the required energy for the process is lower than the old process which used only oil as a raw material becuase of less pressure and temperature used. This material is not only used instead of the old type of plastic, but also help global warming.
The production of PPC will be expand in commercial scale. The PPC can be used to produce many kind of products which is a plastic base such as bottles, clear packaging wrap, and scratch-resistant coatings.Becasue of its lower production cost and its advantages, the production of PPC should be researched more to improve the quality of the products.
PPC is the substance that combine CO2 and petroleum. In order to make PPC, CO2 is used as half as oil used. Therefore, the amout of oil used is smaller. Also, the required energy for the process is lower than the old process which used only oil as a raw material becuase of less pressure and temperature used. This material is not only used instead of the old type of plastic, but also help global warming.
The production of PPC will be expand in commercial scale. The PPC can be used to produce many kind of products which is a plastic base such as bottles, clear packaging wrap, and scratch-resistant coatings.Becasue of its lower production cost and its advantages, the production of PPC should be researched more to improve the quality of the products.
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References
Greenemeier, L. (2009, December, 15). How to make plastic with less petroleum-just add CO2. Scientific American. Retrieved 14:46, December16, 2009 from http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=bioplastic-with-less-petroleum
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