Is plastic from oil? What is plastic made from?
Plastic POLYmers are made from building block MONOmers. The naturally occurring monomers (feedstocks ) can be derived from plants, coal, natural gas or oil. Long chains of monomers are polymers. Ethylene becomes polyethylene, propylene becomes polypropylene, styrene becomes polystyrene, etc. A polymer comprised of only one monomer is known as a homopolymer. A polymer with two monomers is called …
