Bakelite

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf polymer
thermosetting plastic
gptkbp:category gptkb:plastic
Material
polymer
invention of the 20th century
gptkbp:color black
brown
green
red
gptkbp:component phenol-formaldehyde resin
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1907
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first synthetic plastic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bakelite
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Leo_Baekeland
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Leo_Baekeland
gptkbp:patentedInYear 1909
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:Bakelite_Corporation
gptkbp:property brittle
moldable
heat-resistant
nonconductive
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:food
gptkb:jewelry
gptkb:dominoes
buttons
electrical insulators
billiard balls
radio casings
telephone casings
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Leo_Baekeland
gptkb:Diamond_Discs
gptkb:Lobster_Telephone
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6