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KEMASAN PLASTIK
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
Plastic is derived from the Greek plastikos,
meaning easily shaped or deformed
1. Polyolefins
2. Polypropylene
3. Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate (EVA)
4. Polystyrene
5. Poly(Vinylidene Chloride)
6. Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate)
7. Polymides (Nylons)
8. etc
and greases
PLASTIC
THERMOSETTING
The word
What does
plastic the
means
word plastic
easily shaped
Thermoplastic plastics:
or mean?
moulded.
Formed by heat
Can be reheated
and reshaped
Mostly recyclable
Thermoplastic plastics are made of long chains of polymers which
dont cross over very often. When heated, the molecules slip easily
over one another.
Heat
Harden Soften
Cool
USES OF PLASTICS (THERMOPLASTICS)
Polypropylene
ABS
Acrylic
CAN YOU FIND
THERMOPLASTICS FOR
FOOD PACKAGING?
MANUFACTURE OF PLASTICS PACKAGING
Plastics raw
material (resin)
Pellets form /
Powder form
Product
MANUFACTURE OF PLASTICS PACKAGING
The materials from which retort pouches are made are either
aluminium foil bearing/plastic laminates or foil-free plastic
laminate films
PICTURE