{"title":"Nexam Chemical Reactive Recycling™ receives scientific validation","authors":"","doi":"10.12968/s0306-3747(24)70759-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s0306-3747(24)70759-3","url":null,"abstract":"On March 5, 2024, Nexam Chemical, a provider of innovative solutions for polymer enhancement, announced the scientific validation of its Reactive Recycling™ additives, designed to revolutionize the recycling of polypropylene (PP). This patented technology is claimed to demonstrate capabilities in repairing polymers degraded during subsequent recycling cycles, thereby addressing a critical challenge in the plastics industry and enabling sustainable and efficient recycling processes.","PeriodicalId":100024,"journal":{"name":"Additives for Polymers","volume":"1202 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140467179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rumpke and Eastman join forces to expand recycling of PET waste","authors":"","doi":"10.12968/s0306-3747(24)70748-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s0306-3747(24)70748-9","url":null,"abstract":"On February 8, 2024, Rumpke Waste & Recycling (Rumpke) and Eastman announced a partnership to help address the global plastic waste crisis. Later this year, Rumpke will begin collecting and sorting hard-to-recycle and colored PET packaging waste, materials that are reportedly largely unaddressed in today's recycling ecosystem and will provide 100 percent of this waste stream as feedstock to Eastman's molecular recycling process. Eastman will then turn this waste stream into virgin quality polyesters with its molecular recycling technology to be used across a range of packaging applications and to expand the circular economy for polyesters.","PeriodicalId":100024,"journal":{"name":"Additives for Polymers","volume":"149 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140464225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The winners of the 2024 JEC Composites Innovation Awards","authors":"","doi":"10.12968/s0306-3747(24)70739-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s0306-3747(24)70739-8","url":null,"abstract":"Annually, the JEC Composites Innovation Awards recognize successful initiatives and collaborative efforts within the composites industry. Over the past 26 years, the program has reportedly engaged over 2,000 companies globally, honoring 225 companies and 573 partners for their achievements in composites innovation and effective partnerships. Criteria for the awards include partner involvement in the value chain, project complexity, and commercial potential.","PeriodicalId":100024,"journal":{"name":"Additives for Polymers","volume":"1152 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140467273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Center for Climate Integrity publishes report criticizing plastics recycling","authors":"","doi":"10.12968/s0306-3747(24)70756-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s0306-3747(24)70756-8","url":null,"abstract":"The Center for Climate Integrity opines on the “Fraud of Plastic Recycling” that Big Oil and the plastics industry deceived the public for decades and caused the plastic waste crisis.","PeriodicalId":100024,"journal":{"name":"Additives for Polymers","volume":"226 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140468701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evonik launches new flame retardant photopolymer resin and high-performance phosphate methacrylate","authors":"","doi":"10.12968/s0306-3747(24)70757-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s0306-3747(24)70757-x","url":null,"abstract":"On February 8, 2024, Evonik announced the launch of a new photopolymer resin that is claimed to be both flame retardant and mechanically durable when cured. Designed for use with DLP (digital light processing) 3D printers, INFINAM® FR 4100L is claimed to be pourable at room temperature and printable and further processable to achieve a desired surface feel.","PeriodicalId":100024,"journal":{"name":"Additives for Polymers","volume":"35 13","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140465067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ACC says regulatory systems must rely on sturdy foundation of sound science","authors":"","doi":"10.12968/s0306-3747(24)70744-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s0306-3747(24)70744-1","url":null,"abstract":"On February 27, 2024, the American Chemistry Council reports on a recent commentary published in the Society of Toxicology's Toxicological Sciences journal which examines the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA) opinion for a reduction of the tolerable daily intake (TDI) level of bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials (compared with the temporary TDI established in 2015), which the authors of the study say is based on an insufficient foundation for regulatory action.","PeriodicalId":100024,"journal":{"name":"Additives for Polymers","volume":"246 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140470163","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spider-silk inspired electrode offers possibilities for biomedical devices","authors":"","doi":"10.12968/s0306-3747(24)70740-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s0306-3747(24)70740-4","url":null,"abstract":"On January 31, 2024, NTU reported that an international team of scientists had developed a flexible electrode that wraps around muscles, nerves and hearts to deliver electrical stimulation to tissues or record electrical activity. Inspired by spider silk, the electrode reportedly contracts to conform to biological tissues, is non-toxic and performs better than conventional stretchable electrodes.","PeriodicalId":100024,"journal":{"name":"Additives for Polymers","volume":"32 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140463930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Arkema and Hexcel complete the first aeronautical structure made of thermoplastic composites","authors":"","doi":"10.12968/s0306-3747(24)70755-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s0306-3747(24)70755-6","url":null,"abstract":"On March 7, 2024, Arkema announced it had completed the first aeronautical structure made of thermoplastic composites. This was a result from the strategic partnership between Hexcel and Arkema. The high-performance thermoplastic composite structure was designed and manufactured using HexPly® thermoplastic tapes. These aerospace-grade materials are developed from Arkema's Kepstan® PEKK resin and Hexcel HexTow® AS7 and IM7 carbon fibers. The demonstrator project was carried out as part of the collaborative project known as HAICoPAS.","PeriodicalId":100024,"journal":{"name":"Additives for Polymers","volume":"408 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140468556","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Avantium focuses on maximizing the potential of its FDCA and PEF technology","authors":"","doi":"10.12968/s0306-3747(24)70734-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s0306-3747(24)70734-9","url":null,"abstract":"On December 13, Avantium N.V., a company in renewable and circular polymer materials, gave an update on its progress, strategy and plans during a Capital Markets Day it held for institutional and retail investors.","PeriodicalId":100024,"journal":{"name":"Additives for Polymers","volume":"1541 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140466710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New process allows full recovery of starting materials from tough polymer composites","authors":"","doi":"10.12968/s0306-3747(24)70760-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s0306-3747(24)70760-x","url":null,"abstract":"On February 8, 2024, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, announced, that inventors at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have designed a closed-loop path for synthesizing an exceptionally tough carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer, or CFRP, and later recovering all of its starting materials.","PeriodicalId":100024,"journal":{"name":"Additives for Polymers","volume":"313 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140464983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}