Adhesives are everywhere, from the tape used in households to the bonding materials in vehicles and electronics. The search for stronger, more adaptable adhesives is ongoing and may come down to ...
In plant news, Idemitsu Kosan is likely to postpone the restart of its No.2 Styrene monomer (SM) plant for an unspecified period. The plant was shut for maintenance on August 12, 2024 and was ...
Researchers have succeeded in developing a microbial strain that efficiently produces pseudoaromatic polyester monomer to replace polyethylene terephthalate (PET) using systems metabolic engineering.
School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong 266580, P. R. China State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of ...