The global high-density polyethylene market will grow from $91.73 billion in 2022 to $100.99 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.1%. The HDPE market is expected to grow from ...

A research team led by Prof. Zeng Jie from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has made a significant breakthrough in the field of ...

Polyethylene and polypropylene account for two-thirds of the world's plastics. But the polymers' popularity has an equally large downside. Because they have similar densities and physical properties, ...

High-density polyethylene/paraffin wax (HDPE/wax) systems with adjustable density of the amorphous regions were prepared by a melt-blending process to optimize/control the final oxygen barrier ...

This study examines the changes in specimen color, surface morphology, chemical bonds, and mechanical properties of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) under the influence of aging factors such as ...

Polyethylene (PE) is a semicrystalline polymer that is one of the most extensively manufactured polymers in the world for consumer products and packaging. Shopping bags, milk bottles, storage ...

Scientists have developed a new method for recycling high-density polyethylene (HDPE). Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Institute for Cooperative Upcycling of Plastics (iCOUP) have ...