New recyclable adhesives can be easily adapted for medical, consumer, and industrial applications. Uses include surgical superglue that could be a game-changer for fetal surgeries.
Engineers at UC Berkeley have discovered a new chemical strategy that overcomes the instability of polymers derived from alpha-lipoic acid, opening the door for new adhesive technologies.
A new process creates specialty chemicals from customized functional keratin proteins derived from chicken feathers.
May 15, 2024
Scientists at Fraunhofer and Henkel develop process to create specialty chemicals from customized functional keratin proteins derived from chicken feathers.
Scientists at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago have developed a plastic material with the ability to take on many forms.
The company operates Agiplast, a high-performance polymer recycler/regenerator and global leader in the recycling of high-performance thermoplastics since 1994.
Kraton, a global producer of specialty polymers and high-value biobased products derived from pine wood pulping by-products, has completed a $35 million investment to upgrade its crude tall oil biorefinery towers.
Arkema has acquired a 54% stake in PI Advanced Materials. The mutually beneficial agreement is expected to earn €30 million (EBITDA) over the next five years.