A team of materials scientists and engineers at ETH Zurich has developed a light-triggered chemical process for breaking down certain polymers into their constituent monomers. The paper is published ...

It was in a sun-drenched East Frankfurt office, a short stroll from the textile-to-textile recycling plant known as ...

To make the circular economy successful at scale, it is essential to drive efforts with science and facts rather than emotions.

A new discovery offers a promising way to break down stubborn plastics like Plexiglass into their original building blocks, ...

Acrylic polymers such as poly (methyl methacrylate)—the plastic used in Plexiglas—are durable materials with a huge variety of commercial applications. But the all-carbon backbones that give these ...

Researchers have reported a method for breaking down commercial polymers like Plexiglass into monomers, a form more desirable for reuse. This could help alleviate the growing plastic waste stream.

A research team has introduced an innovative solution for the depolymerization of polyethylene terephthalate (PET). This ...

Emerging polyamide technologies revolutionize component performance, offering lightweight builds, high heat tolerance, and ...

Lapo Srl, an Italian eyewear lens manufacturer, and specialty and sustainable material provider Trinseo, based in Wayne, ...

The company has been granted a patent for a nylon recycling process and has applied for another that enables the use of ...

Plastic waste is a growing environmental crisis, with thermosets among the most problematic materials. These durable plastics, used in car tires, replacement hip joints, and aerospace coatings, resist ...