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It's not that what they make plastics with.
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Are plastics from crude oil biodegradable?
No because crude oil does get to the surface so there are bugs that destroy it.
Are plastics made from crude oil sustainable?
some are
What can crude oil produce?
Crude oil is refined into a variety of products, the most important of which is gasoline; it can also be used to make diesel fuel, paraffin, lubricants, plastics, etc.
Is oil one of plastic's components?
Many plastics are derived from crude oil.
What plastc made out of?
All plastics are a by product of crude oil.
What are three advantages for crude oil?
cheap to extract wide range of uses as fuel used to make plastics
What natural resources are plastics paints and gasoline made?
Crude oil.
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.
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 is the same about all the compounds in crude oil?
Either Hydrocarbons, monomers,plastics or polymers
What natural resource are plastics paints paints and gasoline made from?
Crude oil.
Necessary to develop plastics that are not made from crude oil?
It is good to have many feedstocks.
