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Recyclable Polymers and Plastics from Plants

Posted by Thanaboon Boonrueng
|Date: March 21, 2024

Recyclable Polymers and Plastics from Plants

Recyclable Polymers and Plastics from Plants Researchers at Hokkaido University have taken a significant ...

Recyclable Polymers and Plastics from Plants Researchers at Hokkaido University have taken a significant step forward in the drive to make recyclable yet stable plastics from plant materials. This is ...

March 21, 2024
| by Thanaboon Boonrueng

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Scientists working to evolve recycling of mixed plastics

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: October 23, 2023

Scientists working to evolve recycling of mixed plastics

Scientists working to evolve recycling of mixed plastics Little of the mixed consumer plastics thrown awa ...

Scientists working to evolve recycling of mixed plastics Little of the mixed consumer plastics thrown away or placed in recycle bins actually ends up being recycled. Nearly 90% is buried in landfills ...

October 23, 2023
| by Anthony Davis

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Removing microplastics from water with Biology

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: September 14, 2023

Removing microplastics from water with Biology

Removing microplastics from water with Biology A new study led by Texas A&M AgriLife Research has ide ...

Removing microplastics from water with Biology A new study led by Texas A&M AgriLife Research has identified what may be a novel biological approach for removing extremely small and potentially da ...

September 14, 2023
| by Anthony Davis

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Infinitely Recyclable Plastics using Bacteria

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: July 27, 2023

Infinitely Recyclable Plastics using Bacteria

Infinitely Recyclable Plastics using Bacteria Plastic waste is a problem. Most plastics can’t be recycled ...

Infinitely Recyclable Plastics using Bacteria Plastic waste is a problem. Most plastics can’t be recycled, and many use finite, polluting petrochemicals as the basic ingredients. But that’s changing. ...

July 27, 2023
| by Anthony Davis

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Braskem explores production of Bio-Based Polypropylene

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: January 18, 2023

Braskem explores production of Bio-Based Polypropylene

Braskem explores production of Bio-Based Polypropylene Braskem the largest polyolefins producer in the Am ...

Braskem explores production of Bio-Based Polypropylene Braskem the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas, as well as a global market leader and pioneer producer of biopolymers on an industrial ...

January 18, 2023
| by Anthony Davis

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Emerging methods for Recycling Plastics

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: October 27, 2022

Emerging methods for Recycling Plastics

Emerging methods for Recycling Plastics While less than 10 percent of plastics are recycled globally, new ...

Emerging methods for Recycling Plastics While less than 10 percent of plastics are recycled globally, new technologies for chemical recycling are emerging that may rapidly advance progress in the area ...

October 27, 2022
| by Anthony Davis

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Converting polyethylene bags and plastics into Polymer Building Blocks

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: October 08, 2022

Converting polyethylene bags and plastics into Polymer Building Blocks

Converting polyethylene bags and plastics into Polymer Building Blocks Polyethylene plastics, in particul ...

Converting polyethylene bags and plastics into Polymer Building Blocks Polyethylene plastics, in particular, the ubiquitous plastic bag that blights the landscape — are notoriously hard to recycle. Th ...

October 08, 2022
| by Anthony Davis

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Cornell University Chemists harnessing the Sun to recycle Plastic Waste

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: April 12, 2022

Cornell University Chemists harnessing the Sun to recycle Plastic Waste

Cornell University Chemists harnessing the Sun to recycle Plastic Waste Chemists at Cornell University ha ...

Cornell University Chemists harnessing the Sun to recycle Plastic Waste Chemists at Cornell University have discovered a way to use light and oxygen to upcycle polystyrene – a type of plastic found in ...

April 12, 2022
| by Anthony Davis

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The best Plastics Sustainability innovations to be decided at GRIPS

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: February 19, 2022

The best Plastics Sustainability innovations to be decided at GRIPS

The best Plastics Sustainability innovations to be decided at GRIPS Innovators in plastics sustainability ...

The best Plastics Sustainability innovations to be decided at GRIPS Innovators in plastics sustainability are invited to submit their work for the GRIPS Most Innovative Award, by 5.30pm GMT on Friday ...

February 19, 2022
| by Anthony Davis

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The Global Research and Innovation in Plastics Sustainability Conference returns

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: January 20, 2022

The Global Research and Innovation in Plastics Sustainability Conference returns

The Global Research and Innovation in Plastics Sustainability Conference returns The Global Research and ...

The Global Research and Innovation in Plastics Sustainability Conference returns The Global Research and Innovation in Plastics Sustainability (GRIPS) conference, exhibition and showcase returns from ...

January 20, 2022
| by Anthony Davis

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Mitsubishi and Hydrogen Utopia to explore Plastics-to-Hydrogen in Japan

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: January 18, 2022

Mitsubishi and Hydrogen Utopia to explore Plastics-to-Hydrogen in Japan

Mitsubishi and Hydrogen Utopia to explore Plastics-to-Hydrogen in Japan Hydrogen Utopia International PLC ...

Mitsubishi and Hydrogen Utopia to explore Plastics-to-Hydrogen in Japan Hydrogen Utopia International PLC, a company pioneering non-recyclable waste plastics to hydrogen technology, has announced that ...

January 18, 2022
| by Anthony Davis

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Hydrogen Utopia expanding their plastic-to-hydrogen projects in Poland

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: January 10, 2022

Hydrogen Utopia expanding their plastic-to-hydrogen projects in Poland

Hydrogen Utopia expanding their plastic-to-hydrogen projects in Poland Hydrogen Utopia International PLC ...

Hydrogen Utopia expanding their plastic-to-hydrogen projects in Poland Hydrogen Utopia International PLC a company pioneering non-recyclable waste plastics to hydrogen technology, is delighted to anno ...

January 10, 2022
| by Anthony Davis

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Beach Care Project supported by CASE to drive plastic clean-up from beaches

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: December 06, 2021

Beach Care Project supported by CASE to drive plastic clean-up from beaches

Beach Care Project supported by CASE to drive plastic clean-up from beaches CASE Construction Equipment, ...

Beach Care Project supported by CASE to drive plastic clean-up from beaches CASE Construction Equipment, partnered with parent company CNH Industrial and media platform 4 Elements, is supporting The B ...

December 06, 2021
| by Anthony Davis

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Asahi Kasei working on Solution-Polymerized Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Plastic Waste

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: November 30, 2021

Asahi Kasei working on Solution-Polymerized Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Plastic Waste

Asahi Kasei working on Solution-Polymerized Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Plastic Waste Asahi Kasei, a di ...

Asahi Kasei working on Solution-Polymerized Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Plastic Waste Asahi Kasei, a diversified Japanese multinational company, concluded an agreement with Shell Eastern Petroleum ( ...

November 30, 2021
| by Anthony Davis

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Boat owners measuring coastal Plastic Pollution globally with DJI drones

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: November 22, 2021

Boat owners measuring coastal Plastic Pollution globally with DJI drones

Boat owners measuring coastal Plastic Pollution globally with DJI drones DJI, AnimaMundi Ocean Data Solut ...

Boat owners measuring coastal Plastic Pollution globally with DJI drones DJI, AnimaMundi Ocean Data Solutions and Lagoon are using drones to build the world's first comprehensive database of plastic w ...

November 22, 2021
| by Anthony Davis

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Acoustic waves may be able to filter microplastic from polluted water

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: November 22, 2021

Acoustic waves may be able to filter microplastic from polluted water

Acoustic waves may be able to filter microplastic from polluted water Microplastics are released into the ...

Acoustic waves may be able to filter microplastic from polluted water Microplastics are released into the environment by cosmetics, clothing, and industrial processes or from larger plastic products a ...

November 22, 2021
| by Anthony Davis

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Yes Recycling expands with launch of recycled plastic Ecosheet plywood alternative

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: September 08, 2021

Yes Recycling expands with launch of recycled plastic Ecosheet plywood alternative

Yes Recycling expands with launch of recycled plastic Ecosheet plywood alternative Yes Recycling, today a ...

Yes Recycling expands with launch of recycled plastic Ecosheet plywood alternative Yes Recycling, today announces exciting plans for a state-of-the-art recycling facility in Glenrothes, Fife. As an ex ...

September 08, 2021
| by Anthony Davis

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MIT develop unique environmentally friendly manufacturing method for plastics and textiles

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: April 10, 2019

MIT develop unique environmentally friendly manufacturing method for plastics and textiles

MIT develop unique environmentally friendly manufacturing method for plastics and textiles The biggest so ...

MIT develop unique environmentally friendly manufacturing method for plastics and textiles The biggest source of global energy consumption is the industrial manufacturing of products such as plastics, ...

April 10, 2019
| by Anthony Davis

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Protector of the oceans receives the Volvo Environment Prize 2017

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: October 19, 2017

Protector of the oceans receives the Volvo Environment Prize 2017

Protector of the oceans receives the Volvo Environment Prize 2017 One of the world´s most innovative rese ...

Protector of the oceans receives the Volvo Environment Prize 2017 One of the world´s most innovative researchers into the future of the oceans and marine life, Professor Rashid Sumaila, receives the V ...

October 19, 2017
| by Anthony Davis

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