Polyethylene (PE rau luv luv) yog thermoplastic resin ua los ntawm polymerization ntawm ethylene. Hauv kev lag luam, nws tseem suav nrog cov ntawv copolymer ntawm ethylene thiab ib qho me me ntawm α-olefin. Polyethylene muaj ntxhiab tsw, tsis muaj tshuaj lom, hnov zoo li siv quav ciab, muaj qhov kub tsis tshua zoo tiv thaiv (qhov ntsuas kub qis tshaj plaws tuaj yeem ncav cuag -100 ~ -70 ° C), muaj tshuaj lom neeg zoo, thiab tuaj yeem tiv taus cov kua qaub thiab alkalis (tsis tiv taus oxidation) Xwm ntawm acid). Nws yog qhov tsis txaus ntseeg nyob rau hauv cov kev daws teeb meem ntawm chav sov, muaj kev nqus dej tsawg thiab muaj hluav taws xob zoo hluav taws xob.
Thaum Lub Kaum Hlis 27, 2017, cov npe ntawm cov carcinogens los ntawm Lub Koom Haum International rau Kev Tshawb Nrhiav Kab Mob Cancer ntawm Lub Koom Haum Ntiaj Teb Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv tau raug suav sau ua ntej thiab hais txog. Polyethylene tau suav nrog rau cov npe ntawm peb hom carcinogens.