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Q: What impact does polystyrene have on the environment?
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What does HIPS stand for?

High impact polystyrene Home Information Packs (see related link below for more information)


What dose hips stand for?

high impact polystyrene


What is HIPS plastic?

HIPS High Impact Polystyrene is particularly suitable for thermoforming, it is a tough, rigid material and its high impact strength means it can be guillotined, punched, routered or sawn without difficulty.


How does the law of polystyrene affect consumers?

The law of polystyrene affects consumers because of the chemmicals inside the material and the polystyrene is burned underground and the chmicals gets into the environment which can make consumers sick


What kind of plastic is the television made of?

It depends on what kind of TV you have (LCD plasma old new). television housing can be made from polystyrene like POLYSTYRENE IMPACT 6540.


What is the density of hips?

High-Impact Polystyrene, HIPS´ve a density = 1,06 gr/cc


Why is polystyrene brittle?

Unfilled polystyrene is also known as crystal polystyrene (PS) or general purpose polystyrene (GPPS). However, since crystal polystyrene is brittle, other polymers are added to polystyrene to improve its strength, and copolymers are formed as a result. One such copolymer is high impact polystyrene (HIPS), which is produced by adding polybutadiene rubber to polystyrene during the polymerization process. HIPS is tougher and has a greater impact strength than unfilled polystyrene. There are different types of polystyrene. Extruded polystyrene (XPS) is one form of the polymer that has high tensile strength, with good elasticity. It is commonly known as Styrofoam™. The other common form of polystyrene is expanded polystyrene (EPS). Both EPS and XPS are made from similar materials but there are difference between the two. XPS has a higher density as compared to EPS, due to the absence of air passages between its cells. The higher density makes XPS more rigid and strong. Also, XPS is waterproof and is an effective thermal insulator. Read more in the related link.


How does Twitter impact the environment?

It doesn't really have any impact on the environment.


Does drinking well water in khartoum have an impact on the environment?

No it does not have impact on the environment.


Is high impact polystyrene a thermoplastic or a thermosetting plastic?

It is a thermoplastic! :)


What are the differences between high impact polystyrene and ordinary polystyrene?

Ordinary polystyrene is better known as cristal polystyrene or GPPS (General purpose polystyrene) It is a hard very transparant and britlle plastic. One of the best know uses is cd-box. To improve the toughness of this plastic rubber is added during the manufacture. This synthetic rubber (polybutadiene) is divided trough the polystyrene in the form of small droplets ,The size and the composition of the rubber droplets will determine final properties. A lot of applications will be made with mixtures of GPPS and HIPS (HIPS is high impact polystyrene). The stiffness of HIPS is a lot lower than the stiffness of GPPS, hence the mixtures. One well known application is yoghurt cups.


How the method of pest control may impact the environment?

it can impact the environment but what are the reasons