A team of faculty researchers led by Chemical Engineering Assoc. Prof. Hsi-Wu Wong was recently awarded a three-year grant totaling more than $1.6 million by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to ...

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Braskem (B3: BRKM3, BRKM5 and BRKM6; NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK) (“Company”), the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas and leading producer of biopolymers in the ...

Warrendale, Pa.-based HydroBlox Technologies Inc. says it can now manufacture water management products entirely from multilayer plastic film, such as potato chip bags, candy wrappers and pet food ...

Scientists at the plastic technology center AIMPLAS are working hard to decrease our reliance on plastic. The team is "addressing this issue through innovative technologies such as physicochemical ...

Because different polymers have different qualities, multiple types will often be layered together in products such as food packaging. And while such multilayer plastics are currently non-recyclable, ...

MADISON, Wis. -- Multilayer plastic materials are ubiquitous in food and medical supply packaging, particularly since layering polymers can give those films specific properties, like heat resistance ...

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New research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison aims to tackle part of the growing recycling crisis by engineering a method that breaks down multilayer polymers. Multilayer plastic materials are ...

Boiler system for multilayer plastics separation. A patent awarded to RepetCo Innovations S.L., based in Madrid, describes a system and method for separating multilayered plastics commonly used in ...

Noida, India-based UFlex Limited has announced it is setting up two washing and recycling lines in that Indian city to recycle polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles and multilayer packaging scrap.

Three startups from around the globe gained one-of-a-kind recognition in the inaugural Plastics & Circularity Competition sponsored by Hillenbrand, The Coca-Cola Company, and Net Impact. The winning ...