Death of heart diseases in the world linked to chemicals widely used in plastics
Credit: UNSPLASH / CC0 public domain Daily exposure to certain chemicals used to manufacture plastic household items could be linked ...
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The health and economic costs of three toxic chemicals used in plastics are estimated at $1.5 trillion in a single year.
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public domain A new study co-authored by an economist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst estimates that adverse ...
Researchers use carbon nanotube derivatives to strengthen recyclable plastics
Probe for mechanical tests. Credit: Ion Isasti Reducing the environmental impact caused by plastics can be addressed through different strategies, ...
The catalytic process vaporizes plastic bags and bottles, producing gases to make new recycled plastics
Graduate student RJ Conk adjusts a reaction chamber in which mixed plastics are broken down to form the reusable building ...
Small-molecule organic eutectics could replace plastics
Small molecule hydrophobic eutectic materials discovered by researchers at the University of Warwick can be blown into glass into balls, ...
Polymer science team develops additive capable of “recycling” a wide range of plastics
Credit: Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2023). DOI: 10.1002/anie.202316248 There is no need to remember that plastic production and pollution have ...
Enzyme used in laundry detergent can recycle single-use plastics in 24 hours
Credit: Cellular Reports Physical Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2024.101783 Scientists at King's College London have developed an innovative solution to recycle ...
