Recycling
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اردیبهشت- 1402 -12 اردیبهشتFeatured
Chemists tackle the tough challenge of recycling mixed plastics
Baspar/Iranpolymer Plastics are everywhere in our daily lives, but not all plastics are created equal far from it. Take, for instance, polyethylene terephthalate, a plastic used to make soda bottles and clothing fibers. Then there’s high-density polyethylene, from which shampoo bottles,…
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New catalyst helps turn plastic waste into useful organosilane compounds
Baspar/Iranpolymer Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have found that gold nanoparticles supported on a zirconium oxide surface help turn waste materials like biomass and polyester into organosilane compounds, valuable chemicals used in a wide range of applications. The new protocol leverages…
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فروردین- 1402 -27 فروردینNews
PLA recycling is focus of new partnership
Baspar/Iranpolymer Three companies – TotalEnergies Corbion, Posco International and Esol- have announced a new partnership established specifically to advance PLA recycling in South Korea. Over the coming years, the companies will work to develop the PLA recycling infrastructure and technology…
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بهمن- 1401 -4 بهمنNews
PureCycle: First European chemical recycling plant announced
Baspar / Iranpolymer The recycling specialist PureCycle Technologies (USA) wants to build its first European plant for the recycling of polypropylene in the “NextGen District” of the port of Antwerp in the coming year 2024. The listed US company stated…
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آذر- 1399 -11 آذرNews
Recycling of protective masks started successfully
IranPolymer/ Baspar As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, sales of disposable face masks and personal protective equipment (PPE) are booming worldwide. So far, however, there are only a few recycling projects for these new everyday products. The British company…
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فروردین- 1396 -27 فروردینNews
Iranian researchers: Conversion of Polymeric bottles to thermal insulations
Iranpolymer-According to Baspar report, by increasing the production capacity of polymeric bottles and different challenges of recycling, Iranian researchers were guided to find a method for recycling them and finally they suggested production of special foam from this material that will…
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مرداد- 1395 -3 مردادNews
BASF Certified biobased compostable particle foam added to “ecovio” range
BASF has extended its range of high performance foam products through the introduction of compostable particle foam “ecovio” EA. The material is predominantly biobased and, like all grades under the “ecovio” brand, it supports the biological cycle through its certified…
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تیر- 1395 -21 تیرNews
APR responds to plastic can recycling claims
After claims by plastic can manufacturers that their products are recyclable, the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR; Washington, DC), the international trade organization representing the plastics recycling industry, responded this week that a PET can with a metal lid contaminates…
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Sport Infinity project promises zero waste and infinite recyclability
Last year in June, the European Commission kicked off a new project that aimed at boosting the sustainability of sports products – and especially that of soccer gear.
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Dow finds ‘Holy Grail’ with pouch recycling breakthrough
Dow Chemical has ‘cracked the code’ to recycling certain multi-layer pouches that would otherwise be thrown away. The US company’s new RecycleReady technology works for one particular type of pouch design, but is expected to be the basis for a long…
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اردیبهشت- 1395 -22 اردیبهشتNews
New report shines a light on recycling automotive plastics
It was about three years ago that Kendra Martin first attended an automotive event as an employee of the Society of the Plastics Industry Inc.
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