With the wide application of biodegradable plastics in the fields of packaging, agriculture and medical care, the environmental impact of their waste and resource wastage are becoming more and more prominent. Although PBAT has good biodegradability, its production cost is much higher than that of tr...
Recently, SABIC joined forces with Lamb Weston, a major global brand owner and producer of frozen potato products, to utilize a closed-loop process for the manufacture of lightweight, sustainable pouches using a co-extruded film structure.
Of these, at least 60% of the packaging is made from polymers...
Recently, Tesla leather supplier Ultrafabrics and its partner Tapis introduced AV Bio bio-based performance fabrics that set a new standard for sustainability without compromising performance or comfort. Incorporating renewable plant materials into its multi-layer structures, replacing some of ...
In a world awash with petroleum-based plastics, scientists are looking for alternatives that are more sustainable, more biodegradable and less toxic to the environment. Two new studies by biologists at Washington University (WashU) in St. Louis, USA, have found a purple bacteria that, with a little ...
Recently, DOE's Bio-Optimized Technologies for Keeping Thermoplastics Out of Landfills and Out of the Environment (BOTTLE) scientists, including a team from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Colorado State University, developed a series of PHAs with different properties, some of wh...
Currently, the advanced plastics recycling market is focused on technologies such as pyrolysis and depolymerization (thermal, chemical and enzymatic), with some exploring methods such as gasification and hydrothermal liquefaction. However, these technologies are facing increasing scrutiny and restri...
Researchers at the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) are exploring the use of leftover 3D-printed PLA and carbon fiber scraps to develop recyclable composites.
Since the invention of plastics more than a century ago, consumption of plastics has been on the rise, generating polluting waste that p...
On August 12, 2024, Professor Liangbing Hu (now at Yale University) and Professor Yiping Qi of the University of Maryland published a paper in the journal Matter in an interdisciplinary collaboration entitled “Genome-edited trees for high-performance engineered wood The paper “Genome-edited trees fo...
On August 12, 2024, Professor Liangbing Hu (now at Yale University) and Professor Yiping Qi of the University of Maryland published a paper in the journal Matter in an interdisciplinary collaboration entitled “Genome-edited trees for high-performance engineered wood The paper “Genome-edited trees fo...
June 12, 2011 - Global demand for vanilla flavors is on the rise, driven by the growing popularity of natural and sustainable ingredients in the food and beverage industry. According to a recent report by Fortune Business Insights, the global vanilla extract market is expected to grow from $4.94 bil...
