Coffee Pods Recycled to Produce Filaments for 3D Printing
By José Tadeu Arantes | Agência FAPESP – Coffee Pods Recycled to Produce Filaments for 3D Printing: An article published in the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry &...
Scientists Make Plastic from Sugar and Carbon Dioxide
Some biodegradable plastics could in the future be made using sugar and carbon dioxide, replacing unsustainable plastics made from crude oil.
Scientists Make Plastic from...
Fungi Makes Meal of Hard to Recycle Plastic
Fungi Makes Meal of Hard to Recycle Plastic: Polypropylene, a hard to recycle plastic, has successfully been biodegraded by two strains of fungi in...
Recycling Phone Batteries Gets Closer with Rust-Busting Material
Mobile phone batteries with a lifetime up to three times longer than today’s technology could be a reality thanks to an innovation led by...
Sustainable Plant-Based Foam for Car Seats and Mattresses
The big idea
Sustainable Plant-Based Foam for Car Seats and Mattresses : A new plant-based substitute for polyurethane foam eliminates the health risk of the...
Huge Step Towards Strong and Durable Biobased Plastics
Overcoming the low reactivity of biobased secondary diols in polyester synthesis
Huge Step Towards Strong and Durable Biobased Plastics: In a recent paper in Nature...
Michigan Team Recycles Previously Unrecyclable Plastic
Michigan Team Recycles Previously Unrecyclable Plastic: PVC, or polyvinyl chloride, is one of the most produced plastics in the United States and the third...
Recycling Previously Unrecyclable Polyvinyl Chloride
by University of Michigan
Recycling Previously Unrecyclable Polyvinyl Chloride: PVC, or polyvinyl chloride, is one of the most produced plastics in the United States and the...
PLA Bioplastic Causes More Sleight-of-Hand Confusion
Is packaging made of polylactic acid (PLA) derived from corn intended to be compostable or recyclable? News about the biopolymer creates mixed signals.
PLA Bioplastic...
Eco-Friendly and Biodegradable Paper Senses Attributes about Food
by Seoul National University
Eco-Friendly and Biodegradable Paper Senses Attributes about Food: A research group led by Prof. Seung Hwan Ko from the Dept. of Mechanical...
