The U.S. Can Step Down as Top Plastic Polluter as Scientists Present a New Simpler Method to Break Down Plastic Plastic ...

Plastics are everywhere, shaping industries with their durability, low cost, and lightweight properties. Over the last seven decades, plastic production has skyrocketed from just 2 million tons per ...

The plastic transformed into terephthalic acid (TPA), a highly valuable building block for polyesters ... By recovering the ...

Today, PET is produced by other processes. The DMT method uses dimethyl terephthalic acid, which is just terephthalic acid with two methyl groups attached. When ethylene glycol is reacted with DMT ...

Because it does not break down easily, PET is a major contributor to plastic ... the material turned into terephthalic acid (TPA)—the highly valuable precursor to polyesters.

New process converts PET plastic into monomer building blocks ... With the tiny bit of moisture from air, the material turned into terephthalic acid (TPA) -- the highly valuable precursor to ...

PET is a widely used plastic that is clear ... industrial waste water have the enzymes required to break down terephthalic acid, an intermediate metabolite of PET degradation.

In the battle against climate change, the role of chemistry and the chemical industry is often overlooked. As India accelerates its industrial growth, it must embrace sustainable biomanufacturing and ...

Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and distribution of petrochemical products in Thailand and internationally. The company ...

ASTANA. April 2 (Interfax) - Selling the stake in the Atyrau oil refinery is not currently being considered, and interaction with Tatneft representatives is being conducted as part of an exchange of ...