Plasticized PVC
PVC (policloruro de vinilo) plastificado
- Date
- 1912–1926 · confidence high
- Place
- Akron, Ohio, United States
- Credited to
- Waldo Semon (B.F. Goodrich, 1926); Fritz Klatte (Griesheim, 1912); Eugen Baumann (1872)
- People
- 👤 Eugen Baumann1846–1896👤 Fritz Klatte1880–1934👤 Waldo Semon1898–1999
- Field
- Matter & energy
What it is
Polymer discovered in the 19th century and made useful by plasticising it, giving a flexible, resistant and cheap material. It became the plastic of construction and insulation.
What it led to
- Pipes, flooring and cable insulation
- Vinyl records and waterproof clothing
- Debate over toxicity and recycling
Built on
- Chlorine1774
- Bakelite1907
- Acetylene chemistry
Made possible
- Vinyl record
- Plastic piping
- Modern insulated cable