A breakthrough method for chemically recycling acrylic—one of the world's most widely used plastics—has been developed by ...

Researchers have developed electrochemical methods that break down waste PET plastic, the material in most disposable water and soda bottles, into useful chemical building blocks while simultaneously ...

PVC as a polymer material is ubiquitous. It is, in fact, the third most used resin behind polyethylene and polypropylene and, therefore, according to Jason Lyons, R&D Manager of polymer additives at ...

QUINCY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Myriant Corporation announced today that it has made substantial progress towards the production of cost-competitive bio-acrylic acid made from renewable feedstocks.

We know that most plastics thrown into the recycling bin don’t get recycled, but what about the ones that do? According to new research, those also end up spitting bits of plastic back into the ...