Overview of organic synthetic macromolecules -- Thermal decomposition of polymers -- Review of analytical pyrolysis instrumentation -- Information generated from analytical pyrolysis studies -- ...

In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It’s now about 400 million tons – an increase of nearly 20,000%. As a material, it has seemingly limitless potential. Plastic is ...

Researchers have shown that table salt outperforms other expensive catalysts being explored for the chemical recycling of polyolefin polymers, which account for 60% of plastic waste. The research ...

During pyrolysis, the plastic polymers are broken down into smaller molecules, resulting in the production of liquid oil, fuel source gases such as methane, propane and butane, and char. Char is the ...

Demonstrating that making sustainable plastics isn’t necessarily a sustainable business, two prominent green plastics operations—the biobased polymer maker Danimer Scientific and Brightmark’s plastics ...

- ETH materials researchers have developed a groundbreaking method that enables the near-complete recycling of Plexiglas for the first time. - The polymer chains are broken down into their individual ...

Saudi Arabia-based petrochemical firm SABIC, which has a European sales office in Sittard, Netherlands, is preparing to highlight what it calls its “pioneering initiative for the production of ...

French petrochemical firm will use New Hope Energy technology at 310,000-ton-per-year plant. TotalEnergies says it intends to use end products from the proposed facility “to manufacture high-quality ...

Mass spectrometry (MS) has emerged as a pivotal tool in the characterization of polymers, providing unparalleled insights into molecular weights, chemical compositions, and sequence distributions.

Robert "Chip" Cody, Ph.D.: Principal Scientist at JEOL USA, Inc. Robert B. (Chip) Cody is the Principal Scientist for JEOL USA, Inc. His accomplishments include the creation of the trapped-ion ...