well i was wondering how plastic is made. please include the reactions involved thanks and be as specific as possible. thankss
plastic is the name for a lot compounds so i will thell you the way for the one compound i know.it?s PVC(polyvinylchloride). it is made from acetylene. first acetylene is reduced to ethylene by hydrogenation. HC(triple bond)CH -----H2/Pd---> H2C=CH2 and then one hydrogen atom is substituted by chlorine to get PVC H2C=CH2 + Cl2 -----> --(HC-CHCl)-- (the result is polymerisation)
