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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | [ICI, England] The commercial product name for [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=polyethylene polyethylene] when first released by ICI in 1939. Alkathene has since become a commonly used name for the waxy, white, thermoplastic polymer that can be injection molded into numerous shapes. Kitchenware items made of Alkathene were popular in the 1950s (see also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Tupperware | + | [ICI, England] The commercial product name for [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=polyethylene polyethylene] when first released by ICI in 1939. Alkathene has since become a commonly used name for the waxy, white, thermoplastic polymer that can be injection molded into numerous shapes. Kitchenware items made of Alkathene were popular in the 1950s (see also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Tupperware%C2%AE Tupperware®]). |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | + | Alkathene® [Qenos]; polyethylene | |
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* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | * ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | ||
| − | * | + | * Website address 1 Comment: History of Plastics at http://www.mlaust.com/HistoryofPlastics.shtml |
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Revision as of 06:52, 24 July 2013
Description
[ICI, England] The commercial product name for polyethylene when first released by ICI in 1939. Alkathene has since become a commonly used name for the waxy, white, thermoplastic polymer that can be injection molded into numerous shapes. Kitchenware items made of Alkathene were popular in the 1950s (see also Tupperware®).
Synonyms and Related Terms
Alkathene® [Qenos]; polyethylene
| CAS | 9002-84-0 |
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Authority
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Website address 1 Comment: History of Plastics at http://www.mlaust.com/HistoryofPlastics.shtml