Energy consumption is experiencing a continuous rise, despite the increased tangibility of
(anthropogenic) global climate change. Households worldwide are responsible for about …

Terephthalic acid is an aromatic carboxylic acid core to polyester fibers production. A large
majority of the production of terephthalic acid is via aerobic catalytic oxidation of p-xylene …

The quest for cheaper, safer, higher-density, and more resource-abundant energy storage
has driven significant battery innovations. In the context of material development for next …

This report presents the first application of the European Commission (EC) Safe and
Sustainable by Design (SSbD) framework in a case study, on plasticisers in food contact …

Synthetic biology applied to industrial biotechnology is transforming the way we produce
chemicals. However, despite advances in the scale and scope of metabolic engineering, the …

The growing amount of plastic waste endangers the environment. Polyethylene
terephthalate (PET) is among the most widespread plastics due to its extensive use in fibers …

This new edition of a bestseller incorporates recent developments and advances in
thermoplastics with regard to materials development, processing, properties, and …

Abstract Poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET), poly (trimethylene terephthalate)(PTT) and poly
(butylene terephthalate)(PBT) are widely known and the mostly studied polymers belonging …

As a consequence of the widespread use of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), huge
amounts of PET waste are generated annually, and thus a critical point of waste …

Here, we report the first study of the reprocessability and properties of non-isocyanate
polythiourethane (NIPTU) networks in which the cross-links are of two types, thionourethane …