polycarbonate

Uses

• used in engineering as strong, tough materials
• some grades are optically transparent

Structure

• thermoplastic polymers containing carbonate groups
• may contain the precursor monomer bisphenol A

Notes

• how to identify polycarbonate plastics;
  • these usually have the number 7 in the recycling triangle, but 7 is a catch-all category...and not all 7s are polycarbonate

More general terms

• polymer
• plastic