The Energy and Nanomaterials Unit at Waseda ... but it’s a step forward. Radical polymers consist of a repeating polymer sub-unit backbone with side group ‘pendant’ organic radicals ...

The use of fossil-fuel-based polymers carries substantial environmental ... supply chains to support a shift towards sustainable polymer utilisation in the fashion industry. Earlier this month ...

Like synthetic fuels, polymers from CO2 are sometimes called ‘synthetic’ or ‘syn-’ polymers ... Currently, these functions are fulfilled by 9 common (fossil) polymer materials, which account for 80-90 ...

Together, these two journals give you more options to explore and publish impactful research across the spectrum of polymer science. RSC Applied Polymers will be the leading international journal for ...

The polymer – a large molecule used in plastics – is thought to have the potential to bridge the gap between the use of fossil fuels and new energy sources such as hydrogen, and could be ...

Potential substitutes for plastics derived from fossil fuels may be concealed in trash ... researchers as potential starting materials for polymer-based technologies. Three papers recently ...

All commercial membranes manufactured today use toxic organic solvents and fossil-fuel derived materials, particularly polymers. "These not only emit carbon to manufacture them but also cannot be ...

Molecular subunits link to produce polymer chains ... conservation of mass and energy from materials that are now going into landfills." Dissolving the waste polymers is the first step in creating ...

6% The proportion of fibre-reinforced polymer composite materials reused in secondary applications. >95% The percentage of fibre-reinforced polymers made from virgin materials derived from fossil ...

A new approach to elucidate the operation and control of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) fuel cells is being developed. A global reactor engineering approach is applied to PEM fuel cells to ...

Houston/Rotterdam, Jan. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (LYB), a leader in the global chemical industry, announced today the ...