Plastics are durable and strong, which is great while they’re being used but frustrating when they end up in the environment.

Methyl methoxyacetate and methyl formate, two of the most important carbonyl‐containing chemicals, can be produced directly ...

DEFINITION: Plastic material – either bio-based or fossil-fuel-based – that has been designed to degrade by oxidation. Oxo-degradable plastics typically contain a chemical additive which triggers ...

Japanese scientists at RIKEN CEMS, led by Takuzo Aida, have developed a new supramolecular plastic that maintains strength in ...

The new plastic is therefore expected to help reduce ... The researchers also created ocean-degradable plastics using polysaccharides that form cross-linked salt bridges with guanidinium monomers.

Using degradable plastic - plastic which has been treated with an accelerant so that it will degrade when finished with - throws up problems of emissions and the length of time it takes to break down.

With marine pollution caused by plastic waste becoming a global concern, research is underway in Japan to solve the problem by creating innovative plastic that decomposes in seawater. The town of ...

as possible vectors of plastic components. Indeed, the plastics are, with rare exceptions, not bio-degradable, but they can bio-accumulate through the food chain to ultimately reach humans through ...

A study published in the Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts presents an innovative solution to plastic pollution: ...