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INDUSTRY NEWS
Determination of Additives in Polymer Pellets by Near-infrared Spectroscopy
https://www.metrohm.com/content/dam/metrohm/en/blog/blog-docs/1275675_1275675_AN-nir004.pdf
Avient Debuts Next-Generation Solutions to Facilitate Use of Recycled Plastics in Packaging Applications
https://www.petnology.com/online/news-detail/avient-debuts-next-generation-solutions-to-facilitate-use-of-recycled-plastics-in-packaging-applications
Ampacet’s AgriStab™, Next-Generation UV Stabilizer Range, extends UV Resistance of Multi-season Greenhouse Films Subjected to High Pesticide Use
https://www.ampacet.com/agristab-next-generation-uv-stabilizer-range-extends-uv-resistance-of-multi-season-greenhouse-films-subjected-to-high-pesticide-use/
Avient Debuts Next-Generation Solutions to Facilitate Use of Recycled Plastics in Packaging Applications
https://www.avient.com/news/avient-debuts-next-generation-solutions-facilitate-use-recycled-plastics-packaging-applications
Akdeniz Chemson Launches a New Zinc Borate Plant
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210222005113/en/Akdeniz-Chemson-Launches-a-New-Zinc-Borate-Plant
Akdeniz Chemson World Leader in in PVC stabilizers is Named the Second Largest Chemical Exporter
https://www.akdenizchemson.com/news/akdeniz-chemson-is-the-second-largest-chemical-exporter
Graphene Masterbatches for Flexible and Rigid Packaging
https://www.ptonline.com/blog/post/graphene-masterbatches-for-flexible-and-rigid-polyolefin-packaging-and-beyond-
Determination of Contaminants in Polyolefin Recyclates by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-MS)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00032719.2022.2101656
Release of Additives and Non-Intentionally Added Substances from Microplastics Under Environmentally Relevant Conditions
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4159402
Studying the Influence of Polyethylene Microplastics’ Intrinsic and Extrinsic Characteristics on their Weathering Behaviour and Heavy Metal Transport in Storm Runoff
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/OZYPqPzq2dTpG2F
Environmental Hazard of Polypropylene: acute toxicity towards Daphnia magna and current knowledge on other polypropylene microplastics
https://microplastics.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s43591-021-00020-0
Dangers of Oxodegradable Plastic Fragments
Nanoplastic Generation from Secondary PE Microplastics: Microorganism-Induced Fragmentation
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Evdokia_Syranidou/publication/357993232_Nanoplastic_Generation_from_Sec
ondary_PE_Microplastics_Microorganism-Induced_Fragmentation/links/61ea85f78d338833e38559cd/Nanoplastic-
Generation-from-Secondary-PE-Microplastics-Microorganism-Induced-Fragmentation.pdf
Equilibrium leaching of Selected Ultraviolet Stabilizers from Plastic Products
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304389421031149
Effects of Organic Based Heat Stabilizer on Properties of Polyvinyl Chloride for Pipe Applications: A Comparative Study with Pb and Ca/Zn Systems
https://mdpi-res.com/d_attachment/polymers/polymers-14-00133/article_deploy/polymers-14-00133-v3.pdf
Rheological Properties and Dynamic Thermal Stability of PVC/La L2/Ca‐Zn Composite Stabilizer for PVC Pipes
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/vnl.21891
First Record of Plastiglomerates, Pyroplastics, and Plasticrusts in South America
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969722022720
Analysis of Mechanical Property Degradation of Outdoor Weather-Exposed Polymers [PDF]
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/2/357/pdf
BASF’s IrgaCycle™ Stabilizes Recycled Plastics Used to Protect Pineapples from Sunburn in Malaysia
https://www.basf.com/global/en/media/news-releases/2022/07/p-22-298.html
Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Used as Common Plastic Additives: Levels, Profiles, and Human Dietary Exposure from the Indian Food Basket
https://nmbu.brage.unit.no/nmbu-xmlui/handle/11250/3007773
Controlled Wettability of Polymers via Environmental Crazing
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10118-022-2765-6
BASF: Material Said to Purify Pyrolysis Oils Made from Waste Plastics
https://www.plasteurope.com/news/BASF_t250764/
Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) has Completed the First Commercial Sales of its Marlex Anew circular polyethylene (PE)
https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2291321-us-cpchem-completes-first-sale-of-circular-pe
How to Fuel a Sustainable Future for Packaging
https://sustainablebrands.com/read/from-purpose-to-action-building-a-sustainable-future-together/how-to-navigate-the-evolving-world-of-sustainable-packaging
Dow to Start Supplying Circular Polymers to Customers in 2022
https://www.ptonline.com/blog/post/dow-to-start-supplying-circular-polymers-to-customers-in-2022
Nanotubes: a Promising Solution for Advanced Rubber Cables with 60% Less Conductive Filler
https://ocsial.com/news/nanotubes-a-promising-solution-for-advanced-rubber-cables-with-60-less-conductive-filler/
Ageing Evaluation of PE Cotaining Irganox PS 802 Subjected to Radiation Ageing: Application of principal component analyses to Fourier Transform Infra-Red and dielectric spectroscopy
https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1049/hve2.12239
Consequences of Radiothermal Ageing on the Crystalline Morphology of Additive-Free Silane-Crosslinked Polyethylene
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/14/2912/pdf?version=1658135421
Characterization of LDPE: a Thermal, Dynamic Mechanical, and Rheological Investigation
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00397-022-01360-1
Flame Retardant Coatings: Additives, Binders, and Fillers
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/14/2911
Moisture and Oxygen Barrier Properties of Glass, PET and HDPE Bottles for Pharmaceutical Products
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1773224722002404
Finite Element Analysis of High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Nanocomposites
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-19-0676-3_19
Verification Testing of Recycled Plastics and the Role of Testing by ExcelPlas Labs
Polymer degradation has an immediate impact on the final plastic product and its properties. In the plastic extrusion process, increased temperatures, as a result of the melt processing, in combination with the time that polymers spend in the barrel, can influence the molecular weight of the extrudates.
The mechanical shear from the screw’s rotation, especially in cases of rapid extrusion, can lead to degradation and chain scission in polymer molecules.
Scission of long molecules, as a result of degradation, relates to an increase of melt flow index (MFI) or a decrease in the overall IV level. On the other hand, degradation can also lead to cross-linking of decomposed polymers, which can lead to an increase in IV or a decrease in MFI.
Conducting rheological measurements of a compound before, during and after the melt processing is an effective way to identify if any thermomechanical degradation has taken place throughout the extrusion process
Why is it Important to Avoid Degradation and Keep Polymers in Specification?
Polymer degradation has an immediate impact on the characteristics of the final plastic product.
Changes in molecular weight impact short-term and long-term characteristics such as fatigue resistance, impact resistance and environmental stress cracking resistance.
As recycling standards state that corporations must incorporate a certain percentage of recycled content, it is vital to keep producers’ reprocessed scrap or the purchased recycled material as close as possible to their pure product’s specifications to preserve quality.
Also, the polymer is a “blind item.” Recyclers and manufacturers are not able to determine the polymers’ specifications just by visual inspection alone.
Verification of the rheological properties of polymers is critically important to minimize degradation during the recycling process and to ensure that the polymer does not degrade and negatively impact the quality of the product
https://www.excelplas.com/
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