Only 2 percent of the 78 million tons of manufactured plastics are currently recycled into similar products because polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP), which account for two-thirds of the ...

When Geoffrey Coates, a professor of chemistry and chemical biology at Cornell University, gives a talk about plastics and recycling, he usually opens with this question: What percentage of the 78 ...

Essential to understanding the evolution of the polymer 3D printing industry is exploring the change from low-cost printing technologies and materials to the slow growth and adoption of innovative ...

How can polymer additives help create stronger and more sustainable recycled plastics? At Columbia University, Assistant Professor Neil Dolinski explores this possibility through his group’s research ...

ALTHOUGH many detailed investigations have been made of the drag reduction in pipe flow caused by polymer additives, very little quantitative information is available about the effect of polymers on ...

3D Systems, Arkema S.A., Covestro AG, DuPont, Inc., EOS GmbH, Hexagon AB, Evonik Industries AG, Solvay S.A. One of the primary driving factors for market growth includes the increasing demand for ...

Greenmantra Technologies, a Brantford, Ontario-based molecular recycler of plastics, is featuring the success of its customer, Timewell, Illinois-based Timewell Drainage Products, in optimizing the ...

Polymers and additives are used in a variety of subcutaneous and intravascular medical devices, such as sutures and drug delivery systems. These devices typically can be classified as being either ...