Abstract
While the major emphasis in plastics application has been in the novelty field, these materials have many chemical and physical characteristics which make them almost ideal as materials of chemical construction. In modern chemical process industry plastics are used primarily as protective coatings, linings, chemical resistant cements, joining materials and cast plastic structures. Typical applications of these materials are fairly well known but additional knowledge on corrosion resistance and physical properties is required to insure proper application.
The use of reaction vessels, towers, hoods and pipe cast from filled plastics is expected to increase as additional technical information becomes available. The greatest growth in industrial plastics application will be in the field of extruded, laminated and reinforced plastic materials based on plastics which are already available commercially. Considerable advances in research, design and application of such materials can be assured. This will permit the construction of chemical equipment heretofore considered impossible.
