Bakelite

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Who invented Bakelite?

•  Leo Hendrik Baekeland invented Bakelite in 1907 in New York.

When was the Bakelite invented?

•  1907.

When was the patent granted on the Bakelite?

•  Leo Hendrik Baekeland received his first patent for Bakelite on December 7, 1909.

Who was the patent granted to on the Bakelite?

•  Leo Hendrik Baekeland.

What is Bakelite?

• Leo Hendrik Baekeland is an independent chemist developed the first synthetic plastic material by mixing carbolic acid and formaldehyde.
• In 1910 Baekeland constructed his own company to manufacture Bakelite plastic products. As Baekeland is the inventor of plastic material he is considered as the father of plastics.
• Bakelite is durable material and it’s popularly grown within a short time. It is insoluble so from plug point to jewelry manufacturing Bakelite is used.
• Bakelite is used for wide variety of purposes so Bakelite is known as material with thousands of uses.
• In 1930s and 40s Bakelite was used as a substitute to high-end jewelry like pearl etc and bakelite is an inexpensive material used to create beautiful designs.
• To create various forms of shapes Bakelite is melted and poured in to the required shaped molds like drinking glasses, flower vases, musical instruments and other consumer goods.
• In 1939 baekeland sold his company to Union Carbide Corporation and by 1942 sales of Bakelite was stopped due to World War.