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Researchers report concerning phenomenon observed in coastal region: 'Growing concern'
The research team collected sand at a depth of 5 centimeters from an area of 2,500 square centimeters. Researchers report ...
Certain packaging materials can show 70% lower emissions than alternatives
A comprehensive assessment by researchers, including Rafael Auras from Michigan State University, sought to evaluate the ...
A Breakthrough Discovery Transforms Plastic Trash Into Valuable Industrial Materials
Scientists have found methods to convert plastic waste into valuable chemicals. One approach breaks plastics into olefins for ...
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Avantium and Amcor Partner to Develop Plant-based Polymer
Avantium and Amcor are collaborating to create plant-based PEF plastic containers for diverse products, with Amcor reserving ...
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Amcor to explore use of Avantium’s Releaf product in rigid packaging
Amcor also has committed to a multiyear capacity reservation for Releaf from a future industrial-scale facility, based on a ...
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Lesson 3.2: Finding Volume—The Water Displacement Method
Polyethylene is made up only of carbon and hydrogen atoms. The mass of carbon is pretty low. The mass of hydrogen is the lowest of all the atoms. These low masses help explain why polyethylene has a ...
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New research finds that certain packaging materials can show 70% lower emissions than alternatives
A comprehensive assessment by researchers, including Rafael Auras from Michigan State University, sought to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of replacing polyethylene, or PE, packaging ...