A team of chemists has demonstrated a way to form sulfur-sulfur bonds at room temperature without any external catalyst, ...

They’re tenacious, which is very good for a milk jug or a car bumper. But they don’t easily break down, which is bad for the environment. From the 1950s, when plastics were first produced in ...

Plastic products in the EU could soon be labelled "recycled" — even when they contain barely any recycled material. A new definition backed by most member states allows plastics with as little as 2.5 ...

BASF SE BASFY recently initiated the first commercial production of biomass balance (“BMB”) polyether polyols in North America, marking a major step in advancing its sustainability goals. The products ...

Metal-organic networks have gained much attention due to their high surface areas and tunable structures, which underpin ...

Researchers in China have developed a method to convert polystyrene plastic waste into valuable chemicals using solar energy ...

In the German research project bioPEtex, BB Engineering (BBE) is working with other partners to develop textiles made from 100% bio-based polyethylene (PE). The aim is to make use of this polymer, ...

Glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) and maleic anhydride (MAH) are among the most extensively utilized reactive monomers for polymer blend modification. The matching degree between these monomers and polymer ...

Polymers are fundamental to our daily lives, serving as the core components for a wide array of goods, including clothing, packaging, transportation infrastructure, construction materials, and ...

At a potluck, you ate the best chocolate chip cookie—golden-brown, thick and chewy. Unfortunately, you don't know who made the cookie to get the recipe from, so you decide to recreate it. Using ...

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