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News Polystyrene

• Breakthrough discovery: Plastics aren’t what we think
  

  A breakthrough by researchers at the University of South Florida (USF) and collaborating institutions around the world could pave the way for better products, such as improved batteries, automobile paint and cellphone screens. When you zoom in on many modern materials, such as those in some of the n more

• Superworms digest plastic, with help from their bacterial sidekicks
  

  Resembling giant mealworms, superworms (Zophobas atratus) are beetle larvae that are often sold in pet stores as feed for reptiles, fish and birds. In addition to their relatively large size (about 2 inches long), these worms have another superpower: They can degrade polystyrene plastic. Now, resear more

• Sunlight degrades polystyrene faster than expected
  

  A study published by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) shows that polystyrene, one of the world's most ubiquitous plastics, may degrade in decades or centuries when exposed to sunlight, rather than thousands of years as previously thought. "Right now, policy makers generally more

White papers Polystyrene

• X--ray Fluorescence Analysis of Polymers
  

  This White Paper examines to what extent X-ray fluorescence analysis is an appropriate technique for the elemental analysis of polymers more

Infographics Polystyrene

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 Polystyrene

• Sensors, Vol. 18, Pages 1953: Polystyrene Oxygen Optodes Doped with Ir(III) and Pd(II) meso-Tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin Using an LED-Based High-Sensitivity Phosphorimeter

  Sensors, Vol. 18, Pages 1953: Polystyrene Oxygen Optodes Doped with Ir(III) and Pd(II) meso-Tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin Using an LED-Based High-Sensitivity Phosphorimeter Sensors doi: 10.3390/s18061953 Authors: Alexandre Filho Pedro Gewehr Joaquim Maia Douglas Jakubiak more

• Effect of UV radiation damage in air on polymer film thickness, studied by soft X-ray spectromicroscopy

  The thicknesses of thin films of polystyrene (PS), poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), and perfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA) were measured by Ultraviolet Spectral Reflectance (UV-SR) and Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy (STXM). At high doses, the UV irradiation in air used in the UV-SR method was fo more

• Materials, Vol. 11, Pages 997: Preparation and Properties of C/C Hollow Spheres and the Energy Absorption Capacity of the Corresponding Aluminum Syntactic Foams

  Materials, Vol. 11, Pages 997: Preparation and Properties of C/C Hollow Spheres and the Energy Absorption Capacity of the Corresponding Aluminum Syntactic Foams Materials doi: 10.3390/ma11060997 Authors: Qiyong Yu Yan Zhao Anqi Dong Ye Li The present study focuses on the prepara more