One way to reduce plastic pollution in the environment is to identify different types of plastic to guarantee efficient waste management. Plastics are one of the most widely utilized products globally ...

The prototype hyperspectral Raman imaging lidar system included a pulsed 532- nm green laser and a 2D imaging spectrometer with a gated ICCD. WASHINGTON — Researchers have developed a new ...

Polymers and other materials move on a conveyor belt test track at speeds of up to one meter per second while beeing sequentially scanned by multiple sensors. Plastics make up around a quarter of the ...

Plastics in collections -- Historical development of plastics -- Technology of plastics production -- Properties of plastics -- Identification of plastics in collections -- Degradation of plastics -- ...

Gunnison, Ann Turner, Heald, Susan, Tsang, Jia-sun, Lee, Yoonjo, and Giaccai, Jennifer. 2010. "Preventive Conservation and Identification of Plastics of a Recent Acquisition at the National Museum of ...

Microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) are everywhere. These tiny particles—formed by abrasion, fragmentation, and open burning of plastics—are found in the ocean, the Arctic, Himalayan glaciers, air, ...