All plastic articles – Page 2
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NewsLego struggles to find the right chemistry to replace oil-based virgin plastics
Danish toymaker commits to redouble efforts to produce more sustainable polymers for Lego pieces
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ResearchOrganocatalyst deconstructs mixed plastic waste into monomers
Step towards closed-loop recycling
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ResearchPolyurethane foams given a new lease of life as high-performance 3D printing inks
Upcycling method paves way to work with other hard to reuse thermoset plastics
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CareersSharing antimicrobial expertise with Parliament
Emily Stevenson is one of two interns working alongside Green Party peer, Baroness Natalie Bennett
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ResearchPyrolysed plastic waste converted into valuable chemical feedstocks
’Economic mindset’ shapes plastic upcycling approach
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ResearchPolymer upcycling strategy adds azide groups with electrocatalysis
Azido-modifications serve as diversification points for click transformations
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BusinessRecycling plastic with enzymes
Carbios can return even hard-to-recycle polyester fibres and textiles to their constituent monomers
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ResearchPlastic waste and CO2 converted into hydrogen and feedstock chemical using sunlight
PET acts as electron donor for photocatalytic process that produce syngas and chemical feedstock
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BusinessBio-based plastics compete for space
From drop-in replacements to new polymers, what role will renewable materials play in a sustainable future?
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ResearchBurning plastic waste for energy at odds with carbon neutrality
Forecast says carbon dioxide emissions from plastic waste-to-energy conversion will exceed those from fossil fuels by middle of the century
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NewsFirst draft of a global treaty to curb plastic pollution expected by November
The first draft should lead to a legally binding international agreement, possibly by the end of 2024
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ResearchRecycling wind turbine blades by breaking them down into their constituent chemicals
Thermoset plastics that normally end up in landfill can be selectively depolymerised using a ruthenium catalyst
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ResearchPulsed pyrolysis offers better way to breakdown plastics into their building blocks
US team hopes that catalyst-free system could be greener and more efficient than than other depolymerisation attempts
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ResearchRedesigned biopolymer solves thermal stability challenge
Chemical redesign makes PHAs easier to process and recycle
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NewsMicroplastic pollution purged from contaminated water using ultrasound
Prototype device concentrates plastic particles in flowing water with sound waves, removing over 70% of small plastic particles and 82% of larger ones
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ResearchUsed masks and plastic packaging turned into high-octane fuel at low temperatures
Endothermic reaction coupled with an exothermic one to keep the processes energy costs down
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NewsPlastics need a complete redesign to make them easier to recycle, researchers argue
Thousands of chemicals used in plastics makes creating a truly circular economy far harder
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ResearchBacterium may help answer mystery of ‘missing’ plastic in the seas
Plastic-eating bacteria and sunlight may partly explain why there’s less plastic waste in the oceans than predicted