Question

Celluloid is

• A. A thermoplastic material obtained from caprolactam and urea
• B. A thermoplastic material obtained from cellulose nitrate and camphor
• C. A thermosetting material obtained from urea and formaldehyde
• D. A thermosetting material obtained from glycerol and phthalic anhydride

Answer 1

The correct option is B

A thermoplastic material obtained from cellulose nitrate and camphor

Celluloids are a class of compounds created from nitrocellulose and camphor, with added dyes and other agents.

Generally considered the first thermoplastic, it was first created as Parkinese in 1856 and as Xylonite in 1869, before being registered as Celluloid in 1870.

Celluloid is easily molded and shaped, and it was first widely used as an ivory replacement.