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Uses of Polymers in Industry

Uses of Polymers in Industry. Zach Johnston. Variety of Polymers. Widely present throughout the world Mostly used in homes, the industry, and sports activities. Nylon. Discovered shortly before WWII Prepared from coal, air, and water

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Uses of Polymers in Industry

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  1. Uses of Polymers in Industry Zach Johnston

  2. Variety of Polymers • Widely present throughout the world • Mostly used in homes, the industry, and sports activities

  3. Nylon • Discovered shortly before WWII • Prepared from coal, air, and water • Replaced silk as the form of stockings and in parachutes

  4. Polyester • Thermoplastic polymer -Contains the Ester Group (C-CO-O-C) • Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) -Can be spun into threads and woven into cloth • Used in the manufacturing of plastic bottles and films

  5. Polycarbonates • Sub-group of thermoplastic polyesters • Contains C-O-CO-O-C • Some are very durable and more transparent than glass Other uses are for CD’s and DVD’s

  6. Kevlar • Polyamide Polymer • Contains the amide group C-CO-NH-C • Five times stronger than steel on a weight basis • Used as a reinforcement for boat hulls, airplanes, and bicycles, along with the manufacturing of body armour.

  7. Polyvinyl Chloride • Polymer that is widely used in the building industry. • Used for the manufacturing of gutters and down pipes • Hard and relatively brittle thermoplastic material

  8. The Uses of Biomedical Polymers in the Biomedical Field

  9. High Polymers • High polymers are used for medicine, sugary, or artificial organs in three separate ways: A: Construct artificial organs B: Repair/Sustain human organs C: Provide a Biomedical Function

  10. High Polymers (Cont) • Examples of Biomedical Polymer inventions include: Artificial Hearts, Heart-Lung machines, Artificial Kidneys.

  11. High Polymers (Cont) • Plastics have properties that are beneficial for these inventions to work • Including non-toxic properties, physical properties such as flexibility, hardness. • Plastic mostly used in Biomedical polymers as surgical implants are: polytetrafluoroethylene, polypropylene, saturated aromatic polyesters, and polysiloxanes.

  12. Smart Polymers • Found in living organisms (carbohydrates, proteins) • Used for their predictable behavior for drug delivery • Non-linear response makes them unique in that they change once, and then continue to behave in the changed way

  13. Smart Polymers (Cont.) • Mainly used in drug deliveries (timed-release pharmaceuticals) • Scientists have created a way for the Smart Polymer to control the release of the drug until they reach the target site, controlled by either a chemical or physiological behavior.

  14. Smart Polymer (Cont.) • Smart Polymers have given way to Polymers such as: polyanhydrides, polyesters, polyacrylic acids, poly(methyl methacrylates), and polyurethanes

  15. Polymer Video http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S28/13/77M08/index.xml?section=mm-featured

  16. Polymers are giant molecules with molar masses ranging from thousands to millions. They are found everywhere and are in things we use daily. They range from synthetic polymers like polyester to organic polymers such as the nucleotides in DNA. Mainly, any substance with the word poly in it, is a polymer. What are polymers

  17. Polymers in Food • Starch is a polymer, it is made up of glucose, where as glucose is a monomer. • There are also polymers found in the shells of crustaceans such as lobsters, this is because most proteins are polymers.

  18. Polymers in our Bodies • Cellulose is also a polymer, its found through out our lives. First, its in trees and in paper, but it is also now seen as a somewhat health risk or flaw in humans because our bodies don’t produce enzymes to make them glucose monomers.

  19. Polymers in daily products • Polymers are found every where in our daily lives, from the lotions we use on our hands such as the glycerin (C3H8O3) in Alveeno, or the synthetic rubber in tires. You can also find polymers in toothpaste, Carbopol, a registered polymer, is found in many house hold materials.

  20. Polymers In Clothing • In clothing, you find polymers in about any piece of clothing if it isn't 100% fabric, this is because, polyester, a main thread in fabric is a polymer. It is a durable material that has become popular in a world where we try to reduce the cost of clothing.

  21. Works Cited • http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a767963031 • http://biotech.about.com/od/technicaltheory/a/SmartPoly.htm • usefulchem.wikispaces.com • http://www.lubrizol.com/Carbopol/default.htmlhttp://blogs.princeton.edu/chm333/f2006/biomass/bioethanol/04_major_issue_cellulosic_ethanol/ • http://www.pslc.ws/macrog/kidsmac/natural.htm • http://www.chemistryexplained.com/Pl-Pr/Polymers-Natural.html • http://www.tradekorea.com/sell-leads-detail/S00032190/polyester_spiral_press_filter_belt_filter_fabric_spiral_dryer_fabric_spiral_belt.html

  22. Sources Cited • http://www.physchem.co.za/OB12-sys/polymer1.htm • http://www.wag.caltech.edu/gallery/gallery_polymer.html • http://www.nhml.com/resources/2001/4/1/polycarbonate-high-performance-engineering-thermoplastic • http://www.supereco.com/glossary/polyvinyl-chloride-pvc/

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