On June 24, Kingfa Science & Technology disclosed that the company's kiloton-scale polyetherimide (PEI) pilot production line ...

Busch Vacuum Solutions outlines four process design strategies that reduce energy use, cut maintenance costs, and boost ...

Uncontrolled polymerization in 7,000-gallon storage tank created dangerous pressure buildup and vapor release concerns.

Clariant’s Addworks titanium-based catalyst solutions are a significant advancement in polyester production and offer a more sustainable and high-performance alternative to traditional antimony-based ...

Polypropylene is one of the most versatile and widely used plastics in the world. From household goods to packaging materials, automotive parts, textiles, and medical equipment, polypropylene (PP) is ...

One-pot recipes make preparing meals quick and easy. And one-pot 3D-printing could do the same for additive manufacturing. Now, researchers publishing in ACS Central Science have demonstrated a new ...

Self-reproduction is one of the most fundamental features of natural life. This study introduces a biochemistry-free method for creating self-reproducing polymeric vesicles. In this process, ...

Additive manufacturing (AM) enables the fabrication of complex geometries, yet its application to thermosets remains limited by post-processing requirements. Frontal ring-opening metathesis ...

Car tires, replacement hip joints, bowling balls—these and other items are made from a class of plastics called thermosets, known for extreme durability. Their "crosslinked polymer" chemical structure ...

Researchers at Cornell University have devised a new single-molecule microscopy method for studying polymers as they grow (Nat Chem. 2023 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-023-01363-2). “We see every monomer,” says ...

ABSTRACT: For the first time, for different organic and inorganic compounds possessing the plastic crystalline phase, a new semiempirical equation describing dependence of their fusion enthalpies on ...