Thermoset plastic recycling method. Thermoset plastic scrap deemed to be unrecyclable could be a new frontier in the circular economy in light of a new, continuous process patented by a Hong Kong ...

Korean researchers have developed the country's first oxy-fuel combustion-based process for creating synthesis gas, or syngas, from waste plastics, including hard-to-recycle thermoset plastics. A ...

Epoxy resin is a type of thermoset resin commonly used in glue, paint and composite materials. NIMS and ISMA have developed a new thermoset plastic recycling system capable of easily decomposing epoxy ...

Not only are most thermosetting resins made from non-renewable ingredients, but they're also difficult to recycle. Swedish scientists have set about addressing those problems, by developing a new ...

A team of scientists has got a step closer to making several different types of plastic much easier to recycle, using a method that could be applied to a whole range of difficult-to-recycle polymers, ...

Plastic waste is a growing environmental crisis, with thermosets among the most problematic materials. These durable plastics ...

A research team led by Dr. Chong-Pyo Cho from the Energy Convergence System Research Department at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (President: Yi Chang-Keun, hereinafter referred to as KIER) ...

Plastic granulate is an essential raw material for plastic manufacturers and forms the basis for countless products in automotive, packaging and medical industries. When performance matters, thermoset ...

Laboratory Manager, Materials Engineering, Mar-Bal Inc. Casey Blabolil's first job was as a product development chemist with thermoset compounder and molder Premix Inc. He said he had no idea about ...

Macromolecules make up the majority of plastics, which are then processed into shaped pieces, semi-finished goods, films, or fibers. The selection of macromolecules, the production method, and the ...

The Society of Plastics Engineers thermoset division has named three keynote speakers for its upcoming TopCon event. The event is May 17-18 at the Monona Terrace & Convention Center in Madison, Wis.