All plastic articles – Page 3
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ResearchMixed plastic waste converted into useful materials in dual chemical–biological approach
Process can convert polystyrene, PET and polyethylene waste into chemical feedstocks
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ResearchWaste plastics unzipped into useful pieces
Chemical recycling of polyethylene produces feedstock usually obtained from crude oil.
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ArticleCharacterisation and process optimisation of recycled resins for the polymer industry
Thermal and rheological analysis ensure that plastics maintain their performance
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ArticleHow analytical chemistry is enabling efficient polymer recycling
Waters technologies are helping its customers to make the shift to sustainable plastic use
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ResearchCarbon dots help sniff out nanoplastics in the air
Electronic sensor developed that can detect airborne nanoplastics, including their types, amounts, and sizes
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ResearchSpider webs record severity of microplastic pollution in cities
Plastic content found to make up as much as a tenth of a web’s total weight
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WebinarFingerprinting recycled thermoplastic resins for process optimisation
Learn how to investigate feedstock quality, fingerprint recycled thermoplastic resins and streamline your process using thermal analysis and rheology
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OpinionBringing citizen science into school – and to the beach
A coastal project to contextualise concerns about pollutants and microplastics
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NewsScientists call for global cap on plastic production
The upcoming UN treaty to end plastic pollution will require capping and then phasing out virgin plastic production by 2040, researchers argue
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ResearchDiscovery of microplastics in people raises difficult questions about health implications
Scientists keep finding tiny polymer particles in lungs, blood and placentas – but what does that mean means for people’s health?
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NewsWorld agrees to sign up to a treaty to control plastic and chemical pollution
New advisory panel on chemicals and waste will also be set up, modelled on the IPCC
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NewsProgress made towards a global plastics treaty covering waste
The first legally binding international agreement to curb plastic pollution could be agreed to in 2024
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ResearchArray of compounds found in plastics promote fat cell formation in vitro
A third of thousands of chemicals that leach from consumer polymers linked to the development of fat cells
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NewsEarth’s limits pushed by chemical pollution as UN environment meeting nears
Plastic and chemical production has overtaken our ability to control it, study finds
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WebinarHow polluting is plastic?
Find out the impact plastic waste has on the natural environment, from both the chemical, and microbial point of view, and how natural processes can be used to deal with plastic waste and convert into value-added products.
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ResearchGiant molecular cage protects plastic-eating enzyme
Caged protein withstands temperatures much hotter than its usual melting point and becomes 1000 times more resistant to solvents
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ResearchSunlight transforms plastic into tens of thousands of new compounds
Marine plastics don’t persist forever, sun exposure can break them down into extremely complex chemical compounds in just weeks
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ResearchEggshell-ent MOFs made from sustainable precursors
Green starting materials for calcium-based frameworks
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ResearchClever ring-strain engineering creates infinitely recyclable polymer – but are they ready to compete with commercial plastics?
Ultra-stable polymer that can be broken down into its feedstock could be a foot in the door to a circular plastics economy