A polymer is a chemical compound that contains a large number of identical molecular repeating units. A plastic material is a polymer, typically modified with additives, which can be molded or shaped ...

The creation of plastics from polymers is now an old industry. So, there are many methods, sub-methods, and specific synthetic variations now used by academics and industry scientists to create ...

Little pieces of polymer plastic. The plastics industry is trying to be as clean as possible, but it has a lot of obstacles to overcome. The late great comedian George Carlin once said that perhaps ...

The polymers are made by thermal conversion of plastic scrap. The first delivery of pyrolysis oil for polymer production at the LyondellBasell site in Wesseling, Germany (Facial masks were briefly ...

Hundreds of millions of tons of single-use plastic end up in landfills every year, and even the small percentage of plastic that gets recycled can’t last forever. But our group of materials scientists ...

Chemicals of concern in plastics: Number of the chemicals identified as of concern, less hazardous, not hazardous, without data, and under development. The outer circle represents chemicals that are ...

The world fell in love with plastics because they're cheap, convenient, lightweight and long- lasting. For these same reasons, plastics are now trashing the Earth. Chemists have just announced another ...

Sibele Cestari works for Queen's University of Belfast. She receives funding from Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The disposal of plastics is a global problem. They are ...

SINGAPORE – A team of A*STAR scientists has successfully upcycled waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic into polymer electrolytes, which are key components for safer lithium-ion batteries ...

Polymer Center and Blue Polymers facilities are designed to produce 175 million pounds of recycled plastics annually for sustainable packaging and other uses Republic Services and Blue Polymers opened ...