What kind of plastic is melamine?

Answer 1

Melamine plastic, also known as melamine formaldehyde, is a hard, thermosetting plastic material made from melamine and formaldehyde. Melamine is often used in kitchen utensils and plates and became very popular in the late 1950's and 60's.

Answer 2

Melamine plastic or melamine formaldehyde is a hard, thermoset plastic material made from melamine and formaldehyde by polymerization. There are many types, varying from very slow to very fast curing. It was initially discovered by William F. Talbot, who applied to patent it on December 12, 1936.

Melamine plastic is commonly used to make inexpensive plates, bowls, cups, and other diningware. Unlike most other plastics it absorbs microwaves and if used in a microwave cooker such diningware can scorch or even catch fire.

Melamine plastic in a finely powdered form was once found as an adulterant in some pet foods manufactured in China. Several pets eating this food were poisoned by the melamine and died before the adulterated food was found and further shipments to the US banned. The manufacturers had added the melamine adulterant to trick the tests for protein content to read higher than normal, to avoid having to use higher protein ingredients which cost more than the melamine.

Answer 3

All forms of melamine plastics are thermoset plastics.

Answer 4

Yes melamine-formaldehyde was one of the first polymers.

Answer 5

yes