In this new study, the researchers in Switzerland have developed a way to break down plastics into their monomer constituents, allowing for much easier and cheaper recycling. Plastics are polymers ...

More information: Eiji Ihara, Development of polymer syntheses using diazocarbonyl compounds as monomers, Polymer Journal (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41428-024-00954-1 Provided by Ehime University ...

Styrene monomer prices down adjusted in the Asian region. An industry source in Asia, on condition of anonymity, informed a Polymerupdate team member, “The persistent decline of the Chinese market is ...

1 Polymer material A compound made of a collection of many monomers. It may also be referred to as simply a polymer ("poly" means "many"). Monomers or low-molecular materials undergo a reaction ...

Plastics are examples of polymers - very large molecules formed by the joining of many small molecules called monomers. The uses of plastics are related to their chemical properties. The name of ...

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