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 ...

Design work is now underway on what is being touted as the world's largest pyrolysis plant, a project that has the support of a major petroleum company that will use output to make food-grade polymers ...

Bioforcetech announces that testing by Brown and Caldwell confirmed its Sigma Pyrolysis system achieved 99.98% PFAS removal ...

The Catalyst Group Resources (TCGR), a global consultancy based in Spring House, Pennsylvania, released a study in the summer of 2020 that looks at catalytic and compatibilization solutions for ...

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.

Fanglin Che, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell Lawrence M. Wolf, Ph.D., Assistant Professor ...

BASF has signed a deal to use pyrolysis oil made by heating waste tires without oxygen as an alternative to fossil fuel feedstock in its crackers. The German firm has agreed to purchase up to 4,000 ...