What are raincoats made of?
Raincoats take 7 things directly, among them nylon, polyester, PTFE, polyurethane, adhesive and sewing thread. Trace them back and you pass 42 made things on the way to 17 raw materials.
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What goes straight in
From the ground: 17 raw materials
- Fluorspar through PTFE
- Natural gas through PTFE
- Water through sewing thread
- Air through nylon, ammonia
- Sulfur through PTFE, sulfuric acid
- Rock salt through polyurethane, chlorine
- Crude oil through polyurethane, propylene
- Coal through zipper, aluminum
- Copper ore through zipper, brass, copper
- Zinc ore through zipper, brass, zinc
- Lead ore through zipper, brass, lead
- Tin ore through zipper, brass, tin
- Bauxite through zipper, aluminum, alumina
- Corn through polyester, PET plastic, ethylene glycol, carbon dioxide
- Limestone through polyester, PET plastic, ethylene glycol, carbon dioxide
- Sugarcane through polyester, PET plastic, ethylene glycol, carbon dioxide, baker's yeast, molasses
- Sugar beet through polyester, PET plastic, ethylene glycol, carbon dioxide, baker's yeast, molasses
Made along the way: 35 things
Metals 8
Chemicals and fuels 21
BenzeneNitric acidAmmoniaSulfuric acidChlorinePropyleneParaffin waxNaphthaHydrogenToluenePara-xyleneEthyleneEthylene glycolMethanolPhenolAcetoneCaustic sodaPetroleum cokeOxygen gasCarbon dioxideQuicklime