Polyethylene has a number of advantageous properties, but biodegradability is not one of them. A team of researchers has now developed a plastic which has similar thermoplastic properties to ...

Incorporating fluorine into certain polyesters accelerates polymer chain formation, makes longer chains accessible, and enables targeted modification of the material's properties. As a result, ...

In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers found they could separate blended cotton and polyester fabric using enzymes – nature’s tools for speeding chemical reactions. Ultimately, ...

This study deals with pre-treatment of polyester with swelling agent followed by alkaline hydrolysis. Glycerine was selected as pre-treatment solvent with 15%and 25% concentration treated at 60C.

This study is about the effect of some mechanical properties on poly-cotton (PC) fabric produced by keeping cotton as constant warp and having cotton and PC blend in weft with different pick ratio. It ...

Carbon dioxide is abundant but chemically inert, which makes it difficult to turn into useful polymers. A study describes a closed-loop platform that uses carbon dioxide with bicycloalkanes to make ...