Alkathene
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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, Website address 1 Comment: History of Plastics at http://www.mlaust.com/HistoryofPlastics.shtml