A device, comprising: one of a lighting element located in a housing, wherein the housing is formed from a plastic composition; or plastic molded device having a transparency of greater than or equal to 30% measured according to ASTM D1003-00, Procedure B, illuminant C, on a spectrophotometer, and at a thickness of 1.04 mm, wherein the plastic molded device is formed from a plastic composition; or a radiation source and an emitting portion in optical communication with the radiation source, wherein the emitting portion is formed from a plastic composition; or a radiation source configured to emit radiation having a first wavelength range, and an optical component comprising a plastic composition; wherein the plastic composition comprises: a polycarbonate formed by the processes of: reacting, in the presence of a transesterification catalyst, a diaryl carbonate ester and a bisphenol A product; wherein the bisphenol A product is produced by: reacting phenol with acetone in the presence of a sulfur containing promoter to obtain a reaction mixture comprising bisphenol A, phenol, and the promoter; after reacting the phenol with the acetone, cooling the reaction mixture to form a crystal stream comprising crystals of bisphenol A and phenol; separating the crystals from the crystal steam; melting the crystals to form a molten stream of bisphenol A, phenol, and sulfur; contacting the molten stream with a base to reduce a sulfur concentration in the molten stream and form a reduced sulfur stream; and removing phenol from the reduced sulfur stream to form the bisphenol A product; and a conversion material, wherein the conversion material is selected from yttrium aluminum garnet doped with a rare earth element, terbium aluminum garnet doped with a rare earth element, silicate (BOSE) doped with a rare earth element; nitrido silicates doped with a rare earth element; nitride orthosilicate doped with a rare earth element, oxonitridoaluminosilicates doped with a rare earth element, and combinations comprising at least one of the foregoing; wherein after the conversion material has been exposed to an excitation source, the conversion material has a luminescence lifetime of less than 10 -4 seconds when the excitation source is removed. one of a lighting element located in a housing, wherein the housing is formed from a plastic composition; or plastic molded device having a transparency of greater than or equal to 30% measured according to ASTM D1003-00, Procedure B, illuminant C, on a spectrophotometer, and at a thickness of 1.04 mm, wherein the plastic molded device is formed from a plastic composition; or a radiation source and an emitting portion in optical communication with the radiation source, wherein the emitting portion is formed from a plastic composition; or a radiation source configured to emit radiation having a first wavelength range, and an optical component comprising a plastic composition; a polycarbonate formed by the processes of: reacting, in the presence of a transesterification catalyst, a diaryl carbonate ester and a bisphenol A product; wherein the bisphenol A product is produced by: reacting phenol with acetone in the presence of a sulfur containing promoter to obtain a reaction mixture comprising bisphenol A, phenol, and the promoter; after reacting the phenol with the acetone, cooling the reaction mixture to form a crystal stream comprising crystals of bisphenol A and phenol; separating the crystals from the crystal steam; melting the crystals to form a molten stream of bisphenol A, phenol, and sulfur; contacting the molten stream with a base to reduce a sulfur concentration in the molten stream and form a reduced sulfur stream; and removing phenol from the reduced sulfur stream to form the bisphenol A product; and a conversion material, wherein the conversion material is selected from yttrium aluminum garnet doped with a rare earth element, terbium aluminum garnet doped with a rare earth element, silicate (BOSE) doped with a rare earth element; nitrido silicates doped with a rare earth element; nitride orthosilicate doped with a rare earth element, oxonitridoaluminosilicates doped with a rare earth element, and combinations comprising at least one of the foregoing; reacting, in the presence of a transesterification catalyst, a diaryl carbonate ester and a bisphenol A product; reacting phenol with acetone in the presence of a sulfur containing promoter to obtain a reaction mixture comprising bisphenol A, phenol, and the promoter; after reacting the phenol with the acetone, cooling the reaction mixture to form a crystal stream comprising crystals of bisphenol A and phenol; separating the crystals from the crystal steam; melting the crystals to form a molten stream of bisphenol A, phenol, and sulfur; contacting the molten stream with a base to reduce a sulfur concentration in the molten stream and form a reduced sulfur stream; and removing phenol from the reduced sulfur stream to form the bisphenol A product; and removing phenol from the reduced sulfur stream to form the bisphenol A product; and a conversion material, wherein the conversion material is selected from yttrium aluminum garnet doped with a rare earth element, terbium aluminum garnet doped with a rare earth element, silicate (BOSE) doped with a rare earth element; nitrido silicates doped with a rare earth element; nitride orthosilicate doped with a rare earth element, oxonitridoaluminosilicates doped with a rare earth element, and combinations comprising at least one of the foregoing;