/taxonomy/term/5/all en /resources/publications/cep/2025/may/cep-news-update/getting-around-additive-problem-plastic-recycling <div class="field field-name-field-global-month-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">May</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-people-collected field-type-text field-label-hidden 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"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">2025</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">A new study finds that catalytic cracking over solid acid catalysts can stand up to many of the plastic additives on the market.</div> </div> </div> Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:41:11 +0000 cms_emilf 3549371 at /resources/publications/cep/2025/may/cep-news-update <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Cutting Coal Provides the Biggest Benefit of Last Year’s EPA Regulations; An Atomically Small Addition to a Catalyst for Greener Ethylene Oxide; Grass-Fed Beef Isn’t Greener: Emissions Match Factory-Farmed Cattle; Getting Around the Additive Problem in Plastic Recycling; Beneficial bacteria can survive alongside agricultural chemicals in new emulsions that could be used to deliver multiple treatments to crops in one swoop.</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-month-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden 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"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">2025</div> </div> </div> Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:40:56 +0000 cms_emilf 3549356 at /resources/publications/cep/2025/march/catalyzing-commercialization-eliminating-end-life-plastics-mechanochemical-recycling <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">The accumulation of plastics in landfills and the environment is among the most pressing problems facing engineers.</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-month-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">March</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-year-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">2025</div> </div> </div> Tue, 04 Mar 2025 20:07:35 +0000 Karen Simpson 3546416 at /resources/publications/cep/2025/january/cep-news-update/contaminants-wastewater-circulate-between-landfills-and-treatment-plants <div class="field field-name-field-global-month-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">January</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-people-collected field-type-text field-label-hidden 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"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">2025</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Microplastics and PFAS are two of the most persistent classes of emerging contaminants in global water systems.</div> </div> </div> Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:54:46 +0000 Karen Simpson 3531776 at /resources/publications/cep/2024/october/cep-news-update/fatty-acid-derived-adhesive-holds-promise-surgical-glue <div class="field field-name-field-global-month-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden 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"> <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"> <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"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">A new fatty-acid-derived polymer adhesive could be used to perform delicate surgeries on fetuses still in the womb.</div> </div> </div> Mon, 30 Sep 2024 19:22:22 +0000 Gennady Shafirovich 3504321 at /resources/publications/cep/2024/october/aiche-journal-highlight-investigating-polymer-crystal-hydrates <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Researchers revisit past literature with modern context to pique interest about PCHs as a class of materials that may find applications as smart materials.</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-month-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">October</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-year-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">2024</div> </div> </div> Mon, 30 Sep 2024 19:20:29 +0000 Gennady Shafirovich 3504261 at /resources/publications/cep/2024/october/cep-news-update <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Research Evaluates Transitioning from Coal to Nuclear Energy; A New Framework for Teaching Synthetic Biology; Fatty-Acid-Derived Adhesive Holds Promise as a Surgical Glue; Using Microbes to Create Thermally Stable Plastic</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-month-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">October</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-year-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">2024</div> </div> </div> Mon, 30 Sep 2024 14:00:56 +0000 Karen Simpson 3504181 at /resources/publications/cep/2024/june/profile-pushing-forward-evolution-plastics <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Ting Xu and her team developed biodegradable plastics embedded with enzymes that can consume polymer strands, avoiding the creation of microplastics.</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-month-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden 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"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">2024</div> </div> </div> Fri, 31 May 2024 16:13:06 +0000 Karen Simpson 3445756 at /chenected/2024/05/plastics-then-and-now <div class="field field-name-field-global-lead-image field-type-image field-label-hidden 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"> <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"> <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"> <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 /resources/publications/cep/2024/april/cep-news-update/artificial-photosynthesis-make-building-blocks-green-plastics <div class="field field-name-field-global-month-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">April</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-people-collected field-type-text field-label-hidden 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"> <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"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">A key ingredient in biodegradable plastics can be produced by artificial photosynthesis.</div> </div> </div> Fri, 29 Mar 2024 15:46:48 +0000 Karen Simpson 3421851 at /resources/publications/cep/2024/april/cep-news-update <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">‘Power Plants’ Harvest Energy from Rain and Wind; New Machine-Learning Method to Speed 91³ÉÈ˶ÌÊÓƵ Discovery; Making Glass Photoconductive; Artificial Photosynthesis to Make the Building Blocks of Green Plastics; Meat-Rice Hybrid Overcomes Some of Cultivated Meat’s Challenges; Vanadium Scrubbers Could Pull Carbon Dioxide from Air</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-month-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">April</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-year-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">2024</div> </div> </div> Fri, 29 Mar 2024 15:46:37 +0000 Karen Simpson 3421846 at /resources/publications/cep/2024/march/cep-news-update <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Abundant Nanoplastics Found in Bottled Water; A Functional Semiconductor Made from Graphene; Silicon Particles Could Smooth the Way for Solid Lithium Batteries</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-month-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">March</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-year-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">2024</div> </div> </div> Wed, 28 Feb 2024 19:00:22 +0000 Karen Simpson 3410881 at /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"> <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"> <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"> <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"> <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 /resources/publications/cep/2023/november/cep-news-update <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Steam Condenser Coating Could Net Huge Efficiency Improvement; A Surprising Barrier to the Green Energy Job Transition; Developing a Group of Microbes to Break Down Plastic Waste; Transforming the Food System Into a Carbon Sink; E. coli Generate Electricity from Wastewater</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-month-vocabulary field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden 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"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">2023</div> </div> </div> Thu, 02 Nov 2023 16:44:13 +0000 Karen Simpson 3371146 at /chenected/2023/11/purdues-davidson-school-chemical-engineering-launches-research-area-endowments <div class="field field-name-field-global-lead-image field-type-image field-label-hidden body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/chenected/2023/11/purdues-davidson-school-chemical-engineering-launches-research-area-endowments"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/aiche_content/public/images/Chenected/lead/purduesdavidsonschoolofchemicalengineering.png?itok=cIytQGAb" alt="" title="Left to right: Associate Professor Letian Dou, Professor Linda Wang, Assistant Professor Can Li" /></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-global-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">November 4, 2023</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><p>Ten initial endowments will support innovative research in a variety of disciplines that will advance chemical engineering. Four of these endowments will be introduced at the Annual Meeting. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-aiche-chenected-series-pos field-type-number-integer field-label-hidden body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">33</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-aiche-chenected-series field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden body-copy"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/chenected/series/industry-interviews">Industry Interviews</a></div> </div> </div> Wed, 01 Nov 2023 20:53:54 +0000 Sonja Bradfield 3370681 at