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“The total amount of water on Earth doesn’t change with time, but demand does,” said Minna Hakkarainen, who leads the Division of Polymer Technology at KTH. “These all-lignocellulose hydrogels offer a promising, sustainable solution to help ensure access to clean water.” The hydrogel composites can be made from 100 per cent lignocellulose, or plant matter – the most abundant bioresource on Earth, she said in a statement. One ingredient is cellulose gum (carboxymethyl cellulose, or CMC), a thickener and emulsion commonly derived from wood pulp or cotton processing by-products and u...

 E-Mail Credit: Giuseppe Melilli Researchers in Sweden have developed a more eco-friendly way to remove heavy metals, dyes and other pollutants from water. The answer lies in filtering wastewater with a gel material taken from plant cellulose and spiked with small carbon dots produced in a microwave oven. Reporting in the journal Sustainable Marials and Technologies, researchers from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, in collaboration with Politecnico di Torino, engineered a more sustainable technique for producing hydrogel composites, a type of material that is wteidely studied for waste...

Four OHIO students selected for prestigious International Research Internships Published: April 14, 2021 Author: Staff reports Four Ohio University students were selected as recipients of the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) Germany program, a program that offers internships in Germany for undergraduate students from North America, Great Britain and Ireland and connects students with doctoral students and researchers who serve as mentors in Germany. “We’re so proud of the amazing work our students continue...

Atlas Roofing Debuts New StormMaster® Hip & Ridge Shingles with Core4™ | Manufacturer expands use of its proprietary enhanced polymer technology to include more products Share Article Atlas Roofing Corporation is excited to announce the launch of its StormMaster® Hip & Ridge shingle featuring the company’s proprietary Core4™ Enhanced Polymer Technology, which allows the shingle to provide extra strength, flexibility, durability and extreme weather resistance. “With the addition of our Core4 technology in StormMaster Hip & Ridge, Atlas is again underscoring its commitment to providin...

January 25, 2021 Bokamoso polymer fund launched SA plastics industry invited to participate in creating a vibrant future In October 2019, the Tshwane University of Technology launched a new qualification, the Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Materials Engineering in Polymer Technology. The aim of this new qualification was to addresses the critical shortage of qualified plastics technicians and engineers facing South Africa, as the global competition and technical skills gaps in the industry increase. In July this year, the Academic Advisory Committee of TUT’s Polymer Technology Sectio...