Low density polyethylene is a thermoplastic made from the monomer called ethylene. It was first produced by Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) in the 1930s and the process employed involves free radical polymerisation. A major concern with LDPE is the fact that only 5.7% of the mmore...
Linear Low density polyethylene is a copolymer ethylene and an olefin such as 1-butene/1-hexene/4-methyl-1-p entene and 1-octene. The addition of the olefin in the polymerisation process adds strength and impact resistance to the end LLDPE product. This process is called free radmore...