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Contact SupplierPolystyrene is a synthetic polymer manufactured from the monomer called styrene. It is one of the most widely used plastics due to its cost effectiveness and durability in normal atmospheric conditions. Polystyrene is thermoplastic in nature i.e. it is solid in natural state but flows when heated above 100 degrees Celsius. Structurally, it is a hydrocarbon with alternating carbons and benzene rings.
Though polystyrene has numerous applications, it is not bio-degradable and hence considered to be anti-environment. This is due to the fact that it is inert and on burning, releases carbon dioxide.
Polystyrene is prepared by a process called polymerisation, wherein monomers link together to form long chains.Â
Polystyrene comes in several forms, listed below:
There are two common types of Polystyrene: