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

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...

oxo-biodegradable plastic bags; it can also contribute to the degradation of renewable polyethylene. The species has been found to contain the cholesterol-lowering...

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

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

Renewable fuels are fuels produced from renewable resources. Examples include: biofuels (e.g. Vegetable oil used as fuel, ethanol, methanol from clean...

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

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

other organic compound. Much of this production goes toward creating polyethylene, which is a widely used plastic containing polymer chains of ethylene...

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

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

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

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...

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

grades of polypropylene (PP) as well as a broad range of low density polyethylene (LDPE) grades. Gadiv Petrochemicals, opened in 1974, manufactures and...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

its operations into petrochemicals to produce Polypropylene (PP) and Polyethylene (PE) with and investment of US$3 Billion at Bathinda. The Petrochemical...

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

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

Specializing in petrochemical manufacturing, the company produces ethylene, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene and other chemical building blocks...

and flows along low-pressure pipelines, made from high performance polyethylene (HPPE). These pipelines together are 629 yards (575 m) long, and feed...