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News Polyethylene

• The saliva of the wax moth contains enzymes capable of degrading plastic
  

  A team of CSIC researchers has discovered that the saliva of the wax moth degrades plastic, which could have numerous applications in the treatment or recycling of plastic waste. This team discovered in 2017 that this species of worm (the lepidopteran Galleria mellonella) is capable of breaking down more

• Nanoplastic particles love company
  

  Polyethylene, a plastic that is both cheap and easy to process, accounts for nearly one-third of the world’s plastic waste. An interdisciplinary team from the University of Bayreuth has investigated the progressive degradation of polyethylene in the environment for the first time. Although the degra more

• Environmentally-friendly coatings
  

  Chemists from Konstanz develop a new class of catalysts that enable manufacturing of polyethylene dispersions directly in water. This opens up perspectives for the environmentally-friendly, solvent-free production of plastic coatings. Polyethylene (PE) is one of today's most important types of plast more

Infographics Polyethylene

A Guide to Common Household Plastics

Plastic is everywhere in our day to day lives – but, of course, ‘plastic’ is just a catch-all term for a range of different chemical substances. This graphic takes a look at some of the more common plastics we encounter on a regular basis, and examines their chemical structures. Below, we’ll also ta more

Publications Polyethylene

• IJMS, Vol. 19, Pages 1934: Macroscopic and Microscopic Properties of Some Surfactants and Biosurfactants

  IJMS, Vol. 19, Pages 1934: Macroscopic and Microscopic Properties of Some Surfactants and Biosurfactants International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms19071934 Authors: Anna Zdziennicka Joanna Krawczyk Katarzyna Szymczyk Bronisław Jańczuk The adsorption of surfact more

• Molecules, Vol. 23, Pages 1597: Solid Wettability Modification via Adsorption of Antimicrobial Sucrose Fatty Acid Esters and Some Other Sugar-Based Surfactants

  Molecules, Vol. 23, Pages 1597: Solid Wettability Modification via Adsorption of Antimicrobial Sucrose Fatty Acid Esters and Some Other Sugar-Based Surfactants Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules23071597 Authors: Krawczyk Solid–liquid interface properties play a crucial role i more

• IJMS, Vol. 19, Pages 1911: Molecular Cloning and Characterization of a meta/para-O-Methyltransferase from Lycoris aurea

  IJMS, Vol. 19, Pages 1911: Molecular Cloning and Characterization of a meta/para-O-Methyltransferase from Lycoris aurea International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms19071911 Authors: Bin Sun Peng Wang Ren Wang Yikui Li Sheng Xu O-methyltransferases (OMTs) have more