Researchers in Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Department of Chemical Engineering and at The University of Akron have published research in Chemical Engineering Journal about a new technology that ...

Researchers have developed a solar-powered reactor that transforms hard-to-recycle plastic waste into clean hydrogen ...

The global consulting firm says collecting and reprocessing more discarded plastic automotive components should be feasible. The company says two of the biggest opportunities to access more ...

This study rationally engineered the esterase Aes72 based on its resolved crystal structure and quantum mechanical ...

Potentially harmful chemicals can contaminate untreated water used in recycling plants to clean plastics before they're ...

They often require careful customization to address the unique challenges of each application. Variations in recycled feedstock compositions, differences in processing techniques and diverse ...

Recycled plastics are promoted on everything from water bottles and fleece jackets to shopping bags and yogurt cups: "This ...

University at Buffalo researchers are leading efforts on a new, innovative way to recycle these plastics through solvent-based recycling, or solvent purification. Their work has the potential to ...

An expert in plastic recycling, Kratish is a research assistant professor of chemistry at Northwestern's Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. Kratish co-led the study with Tobin J. Marks, the ...

The use of plastic has skyrocketed over the past decade. Recent statistics reveal that in 2021, each person in the European Union (EU) generated an average of 36 kg of plastic packaging waste.

WILLIAMSPORT — Failures by a Lancaster engineering consulting firm significantly contributed to its decision to scuttle plans for a $1.1 billion plastic recycling facility in Northumberland County, a ...