Upcycling may help remedy the roughly 450 million tons of plastic discarded worldwide annually, of which only nine per cent ...

Ethylene polymerization catalysis is a crucial area of research in materials science, focusing on the development of catalysts that can efficiently convert ethylene into polyethylene and other ...

Catalysis plays a crucial role in the polymerization of ethylene, a fundamental process in the production of polyethylene, one of the most widely used plastics. Recent research has focused on ...

New laws and evolving technologies for breaking down polyurethanes aim to create a more circular economy for mattresses ...

By using optically active liquid crystals as reaction sites, researchers at University of Tsukuba have successfully achieved ...

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is one of the most widely used plastics, commonly found in bottles, fibers, and many other ...

Advances in materials science stemming from research in South Korea are leading to higher-performance piezoelectric and ...

Every day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into the world's oceans, rivers, and lakes. Plastic pollution is a global problem. Every year 19-23 million tonnes of ...