how does zinc oxide function in a plastic product formulation?
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Zinc oxide is primarily used as a white pigment and as a filler/extender.
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it could be used as an adhesive,but, mostly it is used for making plastics.
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It can be easily produced in a high molecular weight form through ring-opening polymerization using a stannous octoate catalyst, but for laboratory demonstrations tin(II) chloride is often employed.\nand you meant polyLactic acid
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Most plastic "pollutes" because it doesn't degrade quickly.  Thus it forms unsightly litter, and sometimes kills small animals that might get caught in the bag.
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Probably carbon latice structures, like buckeyballs or nanotubes.  These could then contain the smaller compounds that are doing the desired work.
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Most plastics are made of organic compounds.  The inter-atomic bonds of organic chemicals have quantum energies that correspond precisely with the energy levels in the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum.  \n\nIf you irradiate an organic chemical with IR, it will absorb quanta of IR energy that correspond to specific vibrational energies in the molecule -- this excites the bond and makes it vibrate more rapidly and with greater amplitude.  By scanning across the entire range of IR frequencies, you get a "fingerprint" of absorptions that can help to identify the nature of the organic chemical being scanned.\n\nThat's it in a nutshell -- I hope it helps.  There are lots of instrumental analysis books available that will explain it in more detail.
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used to change colligative properties of solutions
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plastic and chocolates
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It is used to - \nsupply zinc in animal feeds, fertilizers, and agricultural sprays. \n\nZnSO4·7H2O is used in making lithopone, \nin coagulation baths for rayon, \nin electrolytes for zinc plating, \nas a mordant in dyeing, \nas a preservative for skins and leather \nand in medicine as an astringent and emetic.\n\nZinc sulphate can be used in the eye as an astringent to relieve over production of tears. \n\nThey can be particularly useful in those suffering from eye infections, in which watery eyes can be a problem.
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It makes plastic and rubber.
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The lens elements are made of transparent materials. Glass is the most widely used material due to its good optical properties and resistance to scratching. Various plastics, such as acrylic (or PMMA), the material of Plexiglas, can also be used. Plastics allow the manufacture of strongly aspherical lens elements which are difficult or impossible to manufacture in glass, and which simplify or improve lens manufacture and performance. Plastics are not used for the outermost elements of all but the cheapest lenses as they scratch easily. Moulded plastic lenses have been used for the cheapest disposable cameras for many years, and have acquired a bad reputation: manufacturers of quality optics tend to use euphemisms such as "optical resin".
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It is to stop reactions with organic products when cooking food. Brass is the term used for alloys of copper and zinc in a solid solution. It is more than 50% copper and from 5 to 20% zinc, in comparison to bronze which is principally an alloy of copper and tin. The copper in the alloy reacts with organic acids in the foodstuffs that can lead to food poisoning. The tin stops that from happening.
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Not by itself, it is what is known as an epoxy.  You would have to add the creamy middle of a Oreo cookie to make it work as a glue.  It even works when applied under water.  Great fun when on fishing trips.  :)
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Plastic is used in everything from IV tubing to all kinds of packaging, syringes, etc...
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the other product is zinc chloride.\nand the reaction is single replacement.
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Before the introduction of plastics in the building industry, cast iron, pressed steel and zinc were in common use for gutters and rainwater pipes.  When plastics were developed, PVC became the preferred plastic due to its lightness, ease of installation and resistance to deterioration. In my experience the time taken to fit plastic materials is approximately half to one third that of traditional materials.  Plastics are also smooth on the surface reducing resistance and allowing  water to flow more freely.
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Polymers from some plastics can supposedly leach.\nThis happens e.g. if you microwave something without removing the saran wrap.\n\nIn general the environmental hazard with plastics and polystyrene is not that they're toxic, but that they will last for thousands of years. It's unfortunately more economical to make them disposable than to recycle. If oil hit $200 a barrel or there were higher pollution fines /landfill fees this would change.