Over the last 60 years plastics production has increased manifold, owing to their
inexpensive, multipurpose, durable and lightweight nature. These characteristics have …

Poly (lactic acid) or poly (lactide)(PLA) is a renewable, bio-based, and biodegradable
aliphatic thermoplastic polyester that is considered a promising alternative to petrochemical …

Properly addressing the global issue of unsustainable plastic waste generation and
accumulation will require a confluence of technological breakthroughs on various fronts …

With today's continued drive to increase recycling rates of plastics, the low-hanging fruit of
clean mono-streams of plastic waste has long since been picked. If Europe's ambitious …

Expanding the curbside collection system for household plastic packaging could help in
accomplishing the ambitious recycling targets set by the European Union. In this study, the …

Multiphase blends of poly (lactic acid)(PLA), ethylene-methyl acrylate-glycidyl methacrylate
(EMA-GMA) terpolymer, and a series of renewable poly (ether-b-amide) elastomeric …

Obtaining network-like morphology (rubber particles are unevenly distributed in the matrix,
forming a discontinuous rubber network structure) has been considered to be an effective …

Challenges associated with plastic waste management range from littering to high collection
costs to low recycling rates. Effective collection of plastics is obviously an important step in …

Highly immiscible blend materials with distinctive and excellent properties play a key role in
meeting the application needs, especially in extreme environments, and reactive …

Shape memory materials containing alternating layers of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)
and polycaprolactone (PCL) were fabricated through layer-multiplying extrusion. As a type of …