Monsoon season, harbinger of beloved treats…pakoras, samosas, chai. Rains means relief from heat, nourishment to agricultural ...

Old trees are learning new tricks with the advent of composite materials. A "green composite" made from biodegradable polymers and the waste bark of the Yakushima Jisugi tree was developed by a ...

Abstract: Natural fibers become most important reinforcement materials for commercial thermoplastic as it can easily biodegraded, high specific strength, abundant, renewable and easy processing. In ...

GASTONIA, N.C. — December 18, 2025 — Intrinsic Advanced Materials, makers of CiCLO® technology will debut a new generation of responsible-performance luxury home textiles at Heimtextil 2026, Jan.

Asphaltenes fractions were extracted and purified from three heavy Brazilian oils. Their mass compositions of C, H, N, Ni and V were obtained from elemental analysis and S and O atomic percentages ...

A variety of organic compounds are classified as refractory when they're poorly biodegraded and/or exhibit a low value for the ratio of biological oxygen demand to chemical oxygen demand (BOD:COD).

Olive oil may seem like a healthy, natural food. But the process of extracting it creates approximately 2 million tons of wastewater every year in Near East and Mediterranean regions, polluting water ...

From bread bags to beverage bottles, many plastics now contain additives designed to make the materials biodegradable. But a new study shows that plastics made with such additives do not biodegrade in ...

TômTex has designed its own mushroom leather, TômTex Series M. TômTex's Series M is a cruelty-free and eco-friendly alternative to synthetic and animal leathers. Crafted from mushroom chitosan, it's ...

Researchers at GITAM University developed biodegradable films using CMC, pectin, PHB, and thymol for food packaging Film F5, with 0.9% thymol, showed the best mechanical strength, antioxidant activity ...

Lung diseases kill millions of people around the world each year. Treatment options are limited, and animal models for studying these illnesses and experimental medications are inadequate. Now, ...

PLA will fully hydrolyze in the presence of water or humidity, the study says, and no persistent nano- or microplastics will remain or accumulate in the environment. One way to help fight against ...