Oil spills frequently occur during the process of offshore oil exploration and transportation, driven by the increasing global demand for oil. The 2011 Penglai 19-3 oil field oil spill resulted in ...

Scientists and engineers have developed a new coating for plastic particles that are used in 3D printing, which significantly increases their functionality and opens up new possibilities for ...

A new cellulose-based material platform developed in Finland responds to tightening regulatory requirements and industry pressure to both replace and reduce plastic in packaging, including emerging ...

Making a new coating consists of 3 major steps: formulating the coating chemistry, setting up the process, and developing the application. Making a new coating is the combined effort of R&D, ...

In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers from the University of Nottingham’s School of Chemistry and Faculty of Engineering describe the development of supercritical carbon dioxide ...

Plastic debris has gained attention as anthropogenic waste in the environment, but less concerned given to metal waste despite its high abundance in aquatic environment. Metal packaging, such as can, ...

Engineer Nguyen Anh Cuong and his team in Dong Nai spent two years developing an innovative water-based polymer coating for paper packaging that enables disposable cups to decompose almost entirely ...