Disposing of polymers (Edexcel GCSE Chemistry): Flashcards
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Raw material for polymers
Raw material for polymers
Crude oil
Type of resource: crude oil
Type of resource: crude oil
Finite resource
Why recycle polymers
Why recycle polymers
Conserve crude oil and reduce costs
Where many plastics end up
Where many plastics end up
Landfill sites
Problem with landfill sites
Problem with landfill sites
Take up valuable land
Non-biodegradable definition
Non-biodegradable definition
Don't break down naturally by microorganisms
Lifespan of plastics in landfills
Lifespan of plastics in landfills
Hundreds of years
Burning plastics for energy
Burning plastics for energy
Combustion
Toxic gas from burning plastic with chlorine
Toxic gas from burning plastic with chlorine
Hydrogen chloride ()
Gas from burning plastics causing global warming
Gas from burning plastics causing global warming
Carbon dioxide ()
Key chemical property of polymers
Key chemical property of polymers
Unreactive
Examples of non-biodegradable polymers
Examples of non-biodegradable polymers
Poly(ethene) and poly(propene)
Why non-biodegradable polymers persist
Why non-biodegradable polymers persist
Microorganisms cannot break them down