The fully indigenous innovation addresses India’s escalating plastic waste problem by enabling ... plastics to their molecular building blocks (oligomers), which can then be re-constituted ...

“India generates over 10.2 million tonnes of plastic waste annually ... breaking them down to their molecular building blocks (oligomers), which can then be re-constituted to create new virgin ...

This fully indigenous innovation addresses India’s escalating plastic waste problem by enabling the conversion ... by thermally breaking them down to their molecular building blocks (oligomers), which ...

(c) Overview of our strategy to first depolymerize native lignin and then repolymerize the resulting oligomers using dynamic covalent cross-linkers. Credit: ACS Central Science (2022).

Increasing plastic pollution presents a significant challenge for ... All system components (monomer, carbon black, and remaining polymers/oligomers) were successfully repurposed into new PS-CB ...

Our brains are increasingly plastic. Minuscule shards and flakes of polymers are surprisingly abundant in brain tissue, a study of postmortem brains shows. This appraisal of microplastics and ...

Their startling mechanism for promoting depolymerization relies on an additive that many plastics already contain: a pigment called carbon black that gives plastic its black color. Through a ...

In early December 2024, hopes for a landmark global treaty to curb plastic pollution were dashed as negotiations in South Korea stalled. Leading the campaign against the deal were major oil ...

New research shows that the concentration of microplastics in our bodies has grown as global plastic production has increased The study looked at brain, liver and kidney tissue from cadavers The ...

The UV-curable coatings market is witnessing significant expansion, driven by the increasing demand for environmentally friendly coatings across various industries, including automotive, electronics, ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - New research is sounding the alarm about what happens when plastic breaks down over time and where it ends up in our bodies. The plastic forms smaller particles called ...