Advanced materials

 

Advanced materials

Polyplastics Launches New Eco-Friendly PLASTRONⓇ︎ LFT with Reduced Weight, Higher Rigidity, and Strong Damping
25/02/2025 - Polyplastics has launched PLASTRONⓇ LFT (Long Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic) RA627P, an eco-friendly composite of polypropylene (PP) resin and long cellulose fiber which delivers low...
SK chemicals to establish waste plastic recycling innovation center in Korea
- SK Chemicals (Seongnam-si, South Korea), the first company in the world to successfully mass-produce chemically recycled materials, has embarked on establishing a comprehensive plastic recycling...
Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year 2025: Six Innovations are Nominated
- The use of leaves for cellulose pulp and packaging, seaweed as a feedstock for biosynthetic fibres, plant-based surface material for car interiors and much more – The award nominees are as diverse...
Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year 2025: Six Innovations are Nominated  
14/01/2025 - It is getting exciting again in Cologne on 12 and 13 March for the cellulose fibres industry. Six new products have been nominated for the popular innovation award. The jury has...
New Method for Creating Highly Luminescent Nanoparticles
22/10/2024 - Reviewed by Lexie CornerOct 22 2024The Chinese researchers, under the direction of Professor Yuqiang Jiang of the Chinese Academy of...
A New Era of Flame Aerosol Synthesis
06/11/2024 - Reviewed by Lexie CornerNov 6 2024Recent studies co-led by engineers from the University at Buffalo, published in Nature...
OCSiAl Opens First European Graphene Nanotube Facility
09/11/2024 - OCSiAl, the Luxembourg company, has opened its first...
Nanotube production for vehicle batteries opened in Belgrade
06/11/2024 - Nanotube production for vehicle batteries opened in Belgradeâ?? By Plasteurope.com staff â?? Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) manufacturer Ocsial (Leudelingen, Luxembourg;
New 2D Polymers Bridge the Gap in Electron Mobility for Organic Semiconductors
22/04/2024 - Apr 22 2024Reviewed by Lexie CornerIn a recent paper published in Chem, researchers from Pohang University of Science and...
Dutch project BIOTTEK aims to develop new biopolyester with 6.6 million EUR investment
18/10/2023 - A consortium of Senbis and Dutch universities and research institutes plans to invest 6.6 million EUR in the development of a new biodegradable...
Dutch project BIOTTEK aims to develop new biopolyester with EUR 6.6 million investment
- A consortium of Senbis (Emmen, the Netherlands) and Dutch universities and research institutes plans to invest 6.6 million EUR in the development of a new biodegradable polyester The consortium...
Japan Provides Update on Positive List Developments
12/09/2023 - Japan’s Positive List (PL) of synthetic resins for food utensils, containers, and packaging (UCP) is expected to be fully implemented from June 1, 2025. The public was invited to submit comments...
Researchers Develop Stretchable Hydrogel to Impart Flexibility & Rigidity in Polymers
- TAGS:  Surface Modification     Chenfeng Ke, an incoming...
Investigadores de la Universidad Shinshu de Japón crean nuevos plásticos estables y fácilmente reciclables por disolución
13/07/2023 - Participación de micropartículas de polimetilmetracrilato, que se obtiene por polimerización acuosa de monómeros de metilacrilato. Secando el disolvente, se pueden generar films de bajo...
NuScale Power claims Nuclear power can enhance plastics recycling process
31/05/2023 -  NuScale Power says its new research demonstrates the advanced capabilities of NuScale small modular reactors (SMRs) for reducing emissions in industrial sectors, which is critical to meeting global...
Researchers Cook up a New Way to Remove Microplastics from Water
14/11/2022 - Nov 14 2022Reviewed by Megan Craig, M.Sc.Researchers at Princeton Engineering have found a way to turn your...
OCSiAl expands its graphene nanotube production capacities to Europe
- The graphene nanotube synthesis facility in Serbia will leverage OCSiAl’s unique production technology. The company’s technology is protected by more than 80 patents and patent applications,...