Computer graphics representation of the chemical structure of the bakelite monomer, the structural unit of a thermosetting plastic polymer. Thermosett

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Computer graphics representation of the chemical structure of the bakelite monomer, the structural unit of a thermosetting plastic polymer. Thermosetting plastics or resins are condensation polymers composed of complex three-dimensional, cross-linked networks. Once polymerized, thermosetting plastics cannot be remoulded by heating - articles made in bakelite are hard and permanent. Bakelite, the first commercially- successful plastic, was discovered in the 1920's by the Belgian-born chemist Leo Baekeland whilst he was doing research on synthetic varnishes in the Image modelled using Chemical Design's Chem-X software.

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Size: 3780px × 2518px
Photo credit: © DASSAULT SYSTEMES BIOVIA LTD/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: bakelit, bakelite, chemical, chemistry, compound, compounds, hydrocarbon, hydrocarbons, molecule, molecules, organic, plastic, polymer, thermosetting