The Four Symbols Of Bisphenol A

Like all other plastics, water bottles have an immense relevance to society, but you never see what lies within them. Bisphenol A, also known as BPA, is an enormous branch in the making of plastics, but most importantly, water bottles. It is used significantly in lacquers/paints, filling-in materials, and for binding certain materials. BPA is mostly used for the making of polycarbonate resins (71%) and epoxy resins (27%). Not to mention, it is used as an add-on for thermal papers, brake fluids, and flame retardants. Tests have exhibited that more than 93% of the world’s population has at least some Bisphenol A in their bodies. In 1999, the universal production of BPA was around 2,000 ktonnes/year.
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The top four symbols are on plastics that do not contain and the bottom three are ones that do contain BPA. Another way to avoid this harmful chemical is to buy products that say “BPA free” on them, like in the picture to the right. Bisphenol A has a chemical formula of C15H16O2 and a molecular weight (molar mass) of 228.3 g/mol. It is soluble in water (120m/l) and has a density of 1.2 g/cm3. It also has a melting point of 316.4°F (158°C) and a boiling point of 428°F (220°C). Bisphenol A has a physical state of white to brown flakes of powder. The production of Bisphenol A endures because of the hydrochloric acid-catalyzed condensation reaction. This consists of one mole of acetone and two moles phenol while bubbling hydrogen chloride throughout the entire variety. In this process, acetone and phenol implants in a reactor with a cation exchanger. The alteration to Bisphenol A happens at around 75°C. The resulting mixture then passes in a concentrator, where it releases all acetone and water, under decreased pressure. BPA crystallizes out washed with phenol and distilled out under diminished pressure and cooled. The industry of Bisphenol A makes up about nineteen companies. These are throughout Japan, Western Europe, and in the United