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. 2022 Jun 8;10(6):1180. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10061180

Table 2.

European plastic demand, molecular weight (Daltons) and backbone structural formula of polyethylene, high-density polyethylene and low-density polyethylene.

Name Plastic Demand in Europe Molecular Weight (Daltons) Structure
High-density polyethylene (HDPE) 12.9% 100,000–250,000 graphic file with name microorganisms-10-01180-i009.jpg
Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) 17.4% 40,000 graphic file with name microorganisms-10-01180-i010.jpg