Polyethylene plastics — in particular, the ubiquitous plastic bag that blights the landscape — are notoriously hard to recycle. They’re sturdy and difficult to break down, and if they’re recycled at ...
Mechanical and surface properties are considered important in governing the physical strength of polymers. A commercially available oxo-biodegradable polymer additive, which has induced surface and ...
DAHEJ, India, March 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Gulbrandsen, a global leader in the production of specialty polyethylene waxes and polymers, today announced its plans to build additional polyethylene wax ...
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 ...
(Nanowerk Spotlight) Researchers from Virginia Tech's Future Materials Laboratory and MInDS Laboratory have recently demonstrated that high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a promising, ...
Today’s plastic grocery bag could be tomorrow’s high-tech track suit, thanks to fabric made from polyethylene—the same polymer that is used to make plastic wrap. Analyses suggest that the fabric could ...
When it comes to the characterization of polymers, the PerkinElmer Pyris™ DSC 9 allows for simple, robust solutions for differentiating between grades of the same polymer by utilizing known thermal ...
Polyethylene plastics -- single-use bags and general-purpose bottles -- are indestructable forever plastics. That also makes them hard to recycle. Chemists have found a way to break down the polymer - ...
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