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minus-squarepiccolo@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 年前Parafin wax isnt a plastic… petroleum origin, sure. But no, they are made with Polyethylene
minus-squareSoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前No it’s not structurally “plastic” but it’s not biodegradable or reusable which is the point at hand so I think it was a reasonable comparison. (I also said “basically plastic” which clearly indicates similarity rather than equation)
minus-squarepiccolo@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前Paraffin is an alkane, chemically similar to other alkane, such as methane, gasoline, etc. Plastics are made from alkenes, with double carbon bonds, thus why they are harder to breakdown naturally.
Parafin wax isnt a plastic… petroleum origin, sure.
But no, they are made with Polyethylene
No it’s not structurally “plastic” but it’s not biodegradable or reusable which is the point at hand so I think it was a reasonable comparison. (I also said “basically plastic” which clearly indicates similarity rather than equation)
Paraffin is an alkane, chemically similar to other alkane, such as methane, gasoline, etc.
Plastics are made from alkenes, with double carbon bonds, thus why they are harder to breakdown naturally.