Robert Banks (chemist)

Robert Banks was born on November 24, 1921 in Piedmont. He was a fellow research chemist of J. Paul Hogan. They began working together in 1946, and in 1951 invented "crystalline polypropylene" and "high-density polyethylene" (HDPE). These plastics were initially known by the name Malex. He joined the Phillips Petroleum company in 1946 and worked there until he retired in 1985.

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November 24 - 1921 - Piedmont - J. Paul Hogan - 1946 - 1951 - Polypropylene - Polyethylene - Plastic - Malex - Phillips Petroleum - 1985

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In 1987, he, along with J. Paul Hogan, won the Perkin Medal Award.

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1987 - J. Paul Hogan - Perkin Medal Award

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He attended Southeast Missouri State University and initiated into Alpha Phi Omega in 1940.

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Southeast Missouri State University - Alpha Phi Omega

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He died in Missouri on January 3, 1989.

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Missouri - January 3 - 1989

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