Polymers, Plastics &amp; Composites /taxonomy/term/124336/all en 2025 Process Development Symposium Europe /conferences/process-development-symposium-europe/2025 <div class="field field-name-field-global-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><div class="date-display-range"><span class="date-display-start">October 21, 2025</span> to <span class="date-display-end">October 22, 2025</span></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-conf-venues field-type-link-field field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Frankfurt, Germany</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">The Process Development Symposium (PDS) Europe is a place to exchange wisdom, knowledge, tips, and personal experiences in the development and scale-up of chemical and related processes, specifically targeted to a European audience. With a technical program developed by a local organizing committee...</div> </div> </div> Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:56:29 +0000 Cody Hirashima 3547421 at Innovating a New Reaction Path for Polyurethane Recycling /resources/publications/cep/2024/november/cep-news-update/innovating-new-reaction-path-polyurethane-recycling <div class="field field-name-field-global-month-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">November</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-people-collected field-type-text field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">__</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-year-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">2024</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Researchers have discovered a new method to recycle a foundational polymer from commonly disposed of items such as mattresses, insulation, and shoes.</div> </div> </div> Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:06:05 +0000 Karen Simpson 3512931 at CEP: News Update /resources/publications/cep/2024/november/cep-news-update <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Extracting Lithium from Brine Just Got Easier; Human Activities are Fueling a Troubling Rise in Methane Emissions; Sequestering Carbon in “Wood Vaults”; Innovating a New Reaction Path for Polyurethane Recycling; Converting Greenhouse Gases into Valuable 91˶Ƶs with Sunlight</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-month-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">November</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-year-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">2024</div> </div> </div> Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:05:56 +0000 Karen Simpson 3512911 at Using Microbes to Create Thermally Stable Plastic /resources/publications/cep/2024/october/cep-news-update/using-microbes-create-thermally-stable-plastic <div class="field field-name-field-global-month-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">October</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-people-collected field-type-text field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">__</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-year-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">2024</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Researchers have cracked the conundrum of engineering microbes capable of synthesizing thermally stable plastics that contain aromatic rings.</div> </div> </div> Mon, 30 Sep 2024 19:22:22 +0000 Gennady Shafirovich 3504331 at Plastic Production Directly Tied to Plastic Pollution, New Study Finds /resources/publications/cep/2024/june/cep-news-update/plastic-production-directly-tied-plastic-pollution-new-study-finds <div class="field field-name-field-global-month-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">June</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-people-collected field-type-text field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">__</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-year-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">2024</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">The relationship between plastic production and plastic pollution is one-to-one, new research finds.</div> </div> </div> Fri, 31 May 2024 16:17:09 +0000 Karen Simpson 3445781 at CEP: News Update /resources/publications/cep/2024/june/cep-news-update <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Making Metal Waste into a Highly Efficient Electrode; Meta-Analysis Shows the Positive Effects of Conservation Efforts; Artificial Cells Created from Organic Building Blocks; Plastic Production Directly Tied to Plastic Pollution, New Study Finds</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-month-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">June</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-year-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">2024</div> </div> </div> Fri, 31 May 2024 16:16:52 +0000 Karen Simpson 3445761 at Plastics: Then and Now /chenected/2024/05/plastics-then-and-now <div class="field field-name-field-global-lead-image field-type-image field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/chenected/2024/05/plastics-then-and-now"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/aiche_content/public/images/Chenected/lead/plasticscep.png?itok=z77LANp3" alt="Various materials have been used to produce and manufacture goods throughout the years. (left) Billiard balls used to be made from ivory, which was harvested from elephants. (center) Bakelite, the first fully synthetic plastic, was a popluar choice in manufactured goods like the early plastic telephones and radios. (right) Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), plasticized in the early 20th century, is widely used in piping systems." /></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">May 21, 2024</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><p>The broad range of polymers known as plastics continues to evolve and grow. Learn about early plastics and about where plastics are headed. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-aiche-chenected-series-pos field-type-number-integer field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">0</div> </div> </div> Mon, 20 May 2024 20:30:13 +0000 Idell Bryan 3441476 at Emerging Voices: Plastics: Then and Now /resources/publications/cep/2024/may/emerging-voices-plastics-then-and-now <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Plastics have undoubtedly come a long way in technological advances.</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-month-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">May</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-year-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">2024</div> </div> </div> Fri, 03 May 2024 15:37:14 +0000 Gennady Shafirovich 3435246 at 5th AfroBioTech Conference /sbe/conferences/afrobiotech-conference/2025 <div class="field field-name-field-global-lead-image field-type-image field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/sbe/conferences/afrobiotech-conference/2025"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/aiche_content/public/images/conference/lead/9485_24_afrobio25_heroimage_fnl.jpg?itok=Ym75b_PE" alt="" /></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><div class="date-display-range"><span class="date-display-start">February 16, 2025</span> to <span class="date-display-end">February 18, 2025</span></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-conf-venues field-type-link-field field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">John Lewis Student Center at Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia, USA</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">The 2025 AfroBioTech Conference will showcase the innovation, contributions and leadership from diverse disciplines that can advance biotechnology while also inspiring the next generation of diverse professionals and identifying, communicating, and exploring recent advancements in biotechnology...</div> </div> </div> Wed, 03 Apr 2024 21:28:13 +0000 cms_mathm 3423826 at Abundant Nanoplastics Found in Bottled Water /resources/publications/cep/2024/march/cep-news-update/abundant-nanoplastics-found-bottled-water <div class="field field-name-field-global-month-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">March</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-people-collected field-type-text field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">__</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-year-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">2024</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">A new study finds that any given bottle of water contains tens of thousands of nanoplastic particles.</div> </div> </div> Wed, 28 Feb 2024 19:00:29 +0000 Karen Simpson 3410891 at The Plastic Treaty Negotiations from a Delegate’s Perspective /chenected/2024/01/plastic-treaty-negotiations-delegates-perspective <div class="field field-name-field-global-lead-image field-type-image field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/chenected/2024/01/plastic-treaty-negotiations-delegates-perspective"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/aiche_content/public/images/Chenected/lead/shutterstock426187984.png?itok=Hv3j281i" alt="" /></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">January 26, 2024</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><p>Get an update here on the efforts to develop an international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-aiche-chenected-series-pos field-type-number-integer field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">1</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-aiche-chenected-series field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/chenected/series/che-context">ChE in Context</a></div> </div> </div> Fri, 26 Jan 2024 16:00:54 +0000 Sonja Bradfield 3396301 at The ChE in context: The Plastic Treaty Negotiations from a Delegate’s Perspective /resources/publications/cep/2024/january/che-context-plastic-treaty-negotiations-delegates-perspective <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Negotiators are seeking to develop an international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution.</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-month-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">January</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-year-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">2024</div> </div> </div> Tue, 02 Jan 2024 20:41:07 +0000 Karen Simpson 3388521 at International Congress on Particle Technology /conferences/international-congress-on-particle-technology/2025 <div class="field field-name-field-global-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><div class="date-display-range"><span class="date-display-start">September 23, 2025</span> to <span class="date-display-end">September 25, 2025</span></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-conf-venues field-type-link-field field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Nürnberg Convention Centre, Nuremberg, Germany</div> </div> </div> Thu, 07 Dec 2023 19:23:58 +0000 cms_mathm 3381211 at Developing a Group of Microbes to Break Down Plastic Waste /resources/publications/cep/2023/november/cep-news-update/developing-group-microbes-break-down-plastic-waste <div class="field field-name-field-global-month-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">November</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-people-collected field-type-text field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">__</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-year-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">2023</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">The stubborn problem of plastic waste has led to many efforts to use microbes to break down polymers into something reusable.</div> </div> </div> Thu, 02 Nov 2023 16:44:21 +0000 Karen Simpson 3371156 at Business Update: November 2023 /resources/publications/cep/2023/november/business-update-november-2023 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Read about major business-related developments.</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-month-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">November</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-year-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">2023</div> </div> </div> Thu, 02 Nov 2023 16:37:14 +0000 Karen Simpson 3371081 at