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Angewandte Chemie 35/2023: In Real Time
Microplastics Detected in Human Heart Tissue
Samples collected from cardiac surgery patients contain several types of microplastic particles
Plastic Waste Input into the Sea Overestimated, Persistence Underestimated
Global mass of plastic floating at the surface dominated by large, long-lived pieces of waste
A Short History of PLEXIGLAS®
The chemist Dr. Otto Röhm officially registered the brand PLEXIGLAS® in the trademark register on August 9, 1933
Microwave Pre-Treatment Improves Biocatalytic Depolymerization of PET
Process gives polyethylene terephthalate (PET) particles suitable for degradation by an engineered enzyme
Degradation of Polypropylene to Low-Molecular-Weight Branched Alkanes
Hydrogenolysis of isotactic polypropylene catalyzed by tantalum hydrides supported on sulfated alumina
The Chemistry of Balloons (and Rubber) – Part 3
How latex is collected, transported, and converted to natural rubber
Debating the Everyday Impact of Polymer Materials
Plastic is associated with notions of progress, independence, poverty alleviation, life support, as well as concerns of ecological, health, and social burden
Angewandte Chemie 31/2023: Interactions
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Polystyrene Upcycling to Aryl Ketones and Organosulfur Compounds
Recovering valuable chemical building blocks from polystyrene waste via thermochemical degradation and derivatization