Imagine if the plastic bottle had a circular life cycle, where a used plastic bottle could be returned to its original constituent parts, ready to be remade into a new plastic bottle rather than being dumped in a landfill.
Latvian scientists have reported the findings of structural integrity tests on aircraft parts produced using additive manufacturing.
Chemists at Cornell University have discovered a way to use light and oxygen to upcycle polystyrene – a type of plastic found in many common items – into benzoic acid, a product stocked in undergraduate and high school chemistry labs and also used in fragrances, food preservatives, and other ubiquitous products.
Writing in the journal ACS Applied Polymer Materials, a team of researchers has reported the development of flame-resistant polymer adhesives based on the interaction of multiple hydrogen bonds. The research has been conducted by scientists from Zhejiang Sci-Tech University in Hangzhou, China.
Organic semiconductors have been the focus of research in the past few decades as replacements for inorganic semiconductors in a variety of industries. Writing in Polymers, a team of researchers from Romania have investigated how increasing the ordering degree of these devices improves their electrical conductivity.
Researchers from Spain and Japan have investigated the antiviral properties and cytotoxicity of calcium alginate films, providing a novel approach for tackling viruses and limiting harm to human health.
A mini review has been published in the journal Polymers into chitosan’s potential for sustainable applications for multiple industries. Researchers from Spain, India, Iran, and China have contributed to the review.
In an article recently published in the open-access journal Polymers, researchers investigated the environmental consequences of rubber crumb application in terms of water and soil pollution.
Scientists have created a new membrane technology that facilitates better elimination of carbon dioxide (CO2) from mixed gases, for example, emissions from power plants.
Scientists from the Zhejiang University of Technology and Zhejiang Shuanglin Environment Co., Ltd in China have developed a magic water filter filled with waste plastic, loofah, and iron shavings. The research has been published in Polymers.
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