Makin' Polyethylene

Hi, my name is Ernest. I'm an ethylene molecule. I'll be your tour guide through the process of making polyethylene, or more commonly called plastic. From plastic garbage bags to tennis shoes to milk cartons, polyethylene interacts with people in everyday life. Polyethylene polymers represent the most important group of plastic products produced by the petrochemical industry.

Let me show you how other ethylenes like me come together to make plastic. The things I'll talk about are:

• What is polyethylene?
• Polyethylene producing reactions.
• The polymerization process in detail.
• Catalysts that promote the polymer reactions.
• The final polymer product.
• Credits, where you can find out more information on Polyethylene

Please join me with my talk about "What is Polyethylene?".