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MIT Researchers Develop an Expansive Biodegradation Dataset to Help Discover Biodegradable Polyesters

News - 13 Jun 2023

Products made from polymers — ranging from plastic bags to clothing to cookware to electronics — provide many comforts and support today's standard of living, but since they...

Calculating the Concentration of Microplastics in Swiss Waterbodies

News - 13 Jun 2023

Microplastics are particles of plastic that are below 5 mm in size. They often settle far away from their point of origin. Now, scientists from Empa have developed a model that can be employed to...

Chula Designs Five Strategies to Achieve ’2050 Net-Zero Transition’ Plan

News - 31 May 2023

Currently, Net Zero Emission is an issue that many countries around the world are focusing on and urgently addressing following the mandate of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...

AIMPLAS is Working to Improve Bioplastics Performance for Better Preservation of Food, Beverages and the Environment

News - 5 May 2023

AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Centre, is participating in the European PRESERVE Project with the aim of improving the performance of bioplastics so that they not only ensure optimal preservation of...

Contaminated Land and the Vital Role of Portable VOC Gas Detectors

News - 27 Mar 2023

Portable photoionization detectors (PIDs) have become an important tool in the management of many contaminated land remediation projects, and the following article will explain the reasons behind...

Understanding the Toxicity Mechanism of PET Exposure

News - 9 Mar 2023

PET, the plastic utilized in making bottles, is widespread in the natural environment. In a collaborative study, researchers from Leipzig University and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research...

Easy, Single-Step Approach to Upcycle Plastic Waste

News - 8 Mar 2023

NYU Abu Dhabi scientists have created a single-step, organic solvent-free, hydrothermal process for converting polyethylene-based plastic bags and polypropylene-based surgical masks into carbon...

A New Sustainable Plastic Upcycling Process

News - 24 Feb 2023

Grocery bags, used face masks, and food wrappers contain plenty of potentially useful raw materials. However, in the past, it has proven to be much more economical to keep manufacturing more...

AIMPLAS Develops a New Method for Converting Marine Plastic Waste Into Aquaculture Products

News - 22 Feb 2023

The aim of the ÑCostas Project is to convert plastic material recovered from the marine environment into new recyclable and sustainable materials for use in products for aquaculture. Image...

Converting Shredded, Single-Use Plastic Wastes to Useful Materials

News - 3 Feb 2023

Researchers are integrating tried-and-true technologies (let's unleash bacteria on the biodegradables then heat up the leftovers) and developing new ones (let's try plasma that shoots...