They often require careful customization to address the unique challenges of each application. Variations in recycled feedstock compositions, differences in processing techniques and diverse ...

Chemists have developed a catalytic process that turns the largest component of today's plastic waste stream, polyolefin plastic bags and bottles, into gases -- propylene and isobutylene -- that are ...

Water used to wash recycling materials in the study became progressively darker as it was reused. Photo courtesy of Greg ...

Researchers have developed electrochemical methods that break down waste PET plastic, the material in most disposable water ...

Plastic and packaging stakeholders from processors to brands are fast-tracking the elimination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl, aka PFAS, in their products and materials as they shift to solutions ...

Each manufacturing sector has a distinctive set of tools, processes, technologies, and challenges. These differences make it extremely difficult, costly, and time consuming for manufacturers to adapt ...

Conveying resin isn’t just part of the process—it’s critical to plastics manufacturing. Whether you are a small or large operation, moving material efficiently and reliably is what keeps your ...

A new process to recycle existing plastics indefinitely and reduce the flood of plastics into landfills is being developed by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley. From sandwich bags ...

In phase 1, specific microorganisms, like bacteria and fungi, colonize the surface of the plastic material. These microorganisms can either be present naturally in the environment or added ...

Shaping of advanced ceramics into complex forms is a challenge that can be addressed by a host of various techniques, from conventional machining to additive manufacturing. Viscous plastic processing ...