Synthetic polymers Synthetic polymers entirely result from chemical synthesis processes and their backbone is characterized by being principally composed of carbon atoms. They are often referred as “plastics”: some of the most common ones are listed below. Polyethylene (PE) (link to http://pslc.ws/mactest/level2.htm) Polyvinylchloride (PVC) (link to http://pslc.ws/mactest/level2.htm) Polyethylenterephthalate (PET) (link to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_terephthalate) Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) (link to http://pslc.ws/mactest/level2.htm) Polymethylmetacrylate (PMMA) (link to http://pslc.ws/mactest/level2.htm)