Question

2. Obtain an IR of your product and label the peaks Calculations: I. Calculate a percent yield for your product based on the 5 g of starting material. 2. Assign IR peaks and attach to your report. Questions: I. What can your product be used for? What can you make from terephthalic acid? 2. What waste material did you generate in this recycling process? 3. Draw the chemical structure of the other types of plastics HDPE (high density polyethylene) PVC (polyvinyl chloride) LDPE (low density polyethylene) PS (polystyrene) PP (polypropylene) 4. Why are other types of plastics so difficult to recycle? 5. Why is it important to separate recycled plastics based on the codes in Figure 1?

Answer 1

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