Recycling
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The transistors of the future could be produced from lignin
Lignin, a paper industry waste, could be a resource to build green and sustainable transistors. A study of the Universities…
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The first filter that blocks 99.9% of microplastics in water
The DGIST research team has developed a porous polymer with photothermal properties that can absorb and remove phenolic microplastics and…
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Enzymatic recycling makes it possible to break down the most difficult plastic
With enzymatic recycling it may be possible to break down more economically the most difficult to degrade plastics,, such as…
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Biodegradable plastic in a few days
From the chemistry laboratories of the University of Constance a new plastic, developed with "breaking points" that make it biodegradable…
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Lithium-ion batteries: batteries from paper and cardboard waste, the innovation signed NTU
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have developed a technique to convert waste paper from old packaging, bags and…
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New solar panels “from black gold” that the photovoltaic industry discards
The European project Icarus is creating modular solutions on an industrial scale to recover 95% of the high value raw…
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Bricks from waste materials can make building sustainable
The Chalker Lab Chemistry Laboratory at the University of Flinders, Australia, has carried out a study for the construction of…
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Chemical recycling: discovered an enzyme to break down terephthalate
A group of scientists characterized TPADO, a special bacterial enzyme that can help the chemical recycling of PET.
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