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Engineering Innovations for Microplastic Prevention and Control

1 year ago

With new regulations focused on tire wear, pellet containment, and filtration, microplastic control now requires coordinated advances across materials, processes,…

  • Automotive & Transportation
  • Business
  • Circular Economy
  • Elastomers
  • Industry
  • Materials
  • Process
  • Recycling
  • Recycling
  • Sustainability
  • Trending

Scaling Up Rubber Recycling Through Mechanochemical Devulcanization

1 year ago

A new large-scale recycling method uses mechanochemical devulcanization to recover and reuse EPDM rubber, enabling circularity without performance loss.

  • Circular Economy
  • Editor's Choice Technical Paper
  • Food Packaging
  • Industry
  • Legal Analysis
  • Materials
  • Packaging
  • Recycling
  • Recycling
  • Regulation
  • Sustainability
  • Testing & Analysis
  • Thermoplastics
  • Trending
  • Vinyl

A Novel Analytical Approach to Detect NIAS in Polystyrene

1 year ago

A new one-step, room-temperature extraction method enables accurate, non-targeted quantification of Non-Intentionally Added Substances (NIAS) in Polystyrene.

  • Bioplastics
  • Circular Economy
  • Compounding
  • Editor's Choice Technical Paper
  • Film
  • Flexible Packaging
  • Food Packaging
  • Industry
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  • Packaging
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  • Resins
  • Sustainability
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Orange Peel Waste Boosts PBAT Packaging

1 year ago

New research explores how citrus waste can enhance biodegradable films for food applications.

  • Business
  • Circular Economy
  • Editor's Choice Technical Paper
  • Energy Generation
  • Industry
  • Materials
  • Mixing & Blending
  • People
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  • Thermosets
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Thermosetting Resin: Plugging Abandoned Oil Wells

1 year ago

Researchers are assessing a novel resin for plugging unused oil wells as an alternative to cement.

  • Aerospace
  • Automotive & Transportation
  • Composites
  • Hybrid Manufacturing
  • Industry
  • Injection Molding
  • Materials
  • Process
  • Resins

Improving Metal–Plastic Adhesion in Insert Injection Molding

1 year ago

By employing surface engineering techniques, researchers can improve the durability of components made using insert injection molding.

  • Circular Economy
  • Film
  • Food Packaging
  • Industry
  • Materials
  • Microplastics
  • Packaging
  • People
  • Process
  • Resins
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EU Biodegradability Regulations for Agricultural Applications

1 year ago

Regulations are shaping the agriculture industry’s use of plastic.

  • Circular Economy
  • Flexible Packaging
  • Food Packaging
  • Industry
  • Materials
  • Packaging
  • People
  • Process
  • Recyclate
  • Recycling
  • Recycling
  • Regulation
  • Resins
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  • Thermoplastics
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EU’s PPWR: Strategies for Compliance by 2030

1 year ago

As the EU rewrites the rules on packaging, engineers face a complex task: making plastics recyclable, compliant, and competitive by…

  • Additives & Colorants
  • Circular Economy
  • Food Packaging
  • Industry
  • Materials
  • Packaging
  • People
  • Regulation
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  • Trending

The EU Banned BPA and Other Bisphenols in Food-Contact Materials

1 year ago

The European Commission banned the use and trading of Bisphenol A (BPA) and other bisphenols in food contact materials.

  • Business
  • Extrusion
  • Film
  • Industry
  • Materials
  • Packaging
  • Process
  • Recycling
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FDA Accelerates Approvals for Recycled Plastics in Food Packaging

1 year ago

U.S. Food & Drug Administration accepts LLDPE resin mechanically recycled from stretch film for use at up to 100 percent…