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Why are some plastic materials made of crude oil sustainable?
Plastics can be recycled over and over, whether they are made from crude fossil fuel oil, or renewable vegetable oil. So in this sense they are sustainable. The earth has a limited supply of crude oil, but when that runs out there will still be some fossil fuel plastics to be recycled.
What plastc made out of?
All plastics are a by product of crude oil.
What natural resources are plastics paints and gasoline made?
Crude oil.
What valuable liquid is plastic made from?
Most plastics are made from crude oil derivatives.
Necessary to develop plastics that are not made from crude oil?
It is good to have many feedstocks.
What natural resource are plastics paints paints and gasoline made from?
Crude oil.
How much jp54 can be made from one barrel of crude oil?
Only about 15% of the crude oil is made into jp54 but the rest of it usually is made into other things such different types of plastics and such
Why is crude oil bad to make plastics?
It's not that what they make plastics with.
Is thermoset plastics a sustainable material?
No. Although there may be some very rare exceptions, plastics are made from oil. Those which are made from vegetable sources may be sustainable in very small quantities but as soon as food crops are replaced for bio oil-production on a large scale, they cease to be sustainable.
Are plastics from crude oil biodegradable?
No because crude oil does get to the surface so there are bugs that destroy it.
Is crude oil sustainable?
Sustainable means it can be used continuously and renewably without any damaging side effects.Crude oil is not sustainable.
Why is plastic made from oil?
"Crude oil" is "oil" - petroleum. Plastics such as polyethylene (food containers) and polystyrene(general plastics and styrofoam) are made from fractions of crude oil. Polycarbonate plastics are made indirectly through the production of phosgene and its use to make acetone and bisphenol-A.
