Bakelite

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title: Bakelite
text: Bakelite, formally poly­oxy­benzyl­methylene­glycol­anhydride, is a thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin, formed from a condensation reaction of phenol with formaldehyde. The first plastic made from synthetic components, it was developed by Leo Baekeland in Yonkers, New York, in 1907, and patented on December 7, 1909. Bakelite was one of the first plastic-like materials to be introduced into the modern world and was popular because it could be moulded and then hardened into any shape. Because
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description: First synthetic plastic
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakelite
date created: 2001-10-24T17:15:06Z
date modified: 2024-09-11T06:19:59Z
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