5 Questions
What is Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) made from?
Solid beads of polystyrene with an expansion gas dissolved within
How much larger do the expanded cells of EPS occupy compared to the original polystyrene bead?
Approximately 40 times
Who initially started the commercial development of polystyrene?
IG Farben in Germany
When was polystyrene foam more widely introduced by Dow Chemical Co.?
1954
'Styrofoam' was invented as a result of trying to make what?
'A new rubber' by combining styrene and isobutylene
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