The plastic is flame-retardant and heat-resistant, but when exposed to saltwater, its chemical structure changes. Within half ...

The ban on Single Use Plastics (SUP) has generated a lot of controversy as some see it as killing an ant with a sledge hammer ...

A team of Japanese researchers has successfully developed a new type of plastic that is strong, transparent and, above all, ...

Novoloop recently raised a $21 million Series B to begin building its first commercial scale plastic upcycling plant.

Braskem has completed the sale of circular polyethylene (PE), produced through chemical recycling, to the Copobras Group.

Leiden researchers have discovered an enzyme that helps bacteria feed on everyday plastics. This common enzyme could play a ...

Genetically engineered bacteria have been created that can convert polyethylene terephthalate (PET), the polymer plastic ...

Effect of temperature on monomer recovery Polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) as typical commodity plastics are better known as randomly degrading polymers rather than depolymerizing polymers ...

The fishermen of Puerto Morelos complain of pirates who fish off-season with total impunity, while their small catches are ...

To make randomized polyethylene glycol (rPEG), the researchers used a conventional reaction for synthesizing PEG but incorporated a second monomer, which added randomly distributed branches to the ...

Researchers found microplastics in human reproductive fluids. The study revealed presence in follicular fluid and semen ...

Using different catalysts can make polyethylene resist sagging and withstand the high pressures needed for pipes to perform well. Auyeung also works on incorporating polar monomers into ...