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The History of Polymer Plastics (1900-2017)
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J. Kondakov (Ger.) synthesized methyl rubber poly (dimethylbutadiene)
1900
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J. Edwin Brandenberger (USA) invented cellophane used in thin films for fabrics and packaging providing major applications for many years.
1905
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Leo Baekeland patents Bakelite, the first major thermoset material to replace wood, ivory, ebonite, etc.
1909
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Formica electrical insulation laminate was produced by H. Faber and D O’Conor (USA) using p/f resin impregnated paper plies.
1910
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I. Ostromislensky (Russ.) patented the polymerisation of vinyl chloride to give unstable PVC polymer (unstable when not modified).
1912
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Klatte produced polyvinyl acetate.
1913
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Hans Johns patented urea-formaldehyde resins.1
1918
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Peter Schidrowitz prepared prevulcanized latex, leading to the ‘dipped rubber goods’ industry.
1920
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Herman Staudinger (Ger.) proposed long chain molecular structures for polymers and synthesised rubber.
1922
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Edmund Rossiter developed water-white transparent mouldings from thiourea-formaldehyde resins (marketed as Beetle resins from 1928).
1924 - 1928
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