It wasn’t until March 27, 1933, when the first industrially practical polyethylene synthesis was discovered by Eric Fawcett and Reginald Gibson, again by accident, at ICI (Imperial Chemical Industries ...

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ways have long been sought to incorporate a small amount of polar groups in the material during polyethylene synthesis. To date, this has been most elusive as conventional catalysts used in the ...

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Today’s plastic grocery bag could be tomorrow’s high-tech track suit, thanks to fabric made from polyethylene—the same polymer that is used to make plastic wrap. Analyses suggest that the ...