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3D Printing Materials Breakdown: ABS vs PLA
Posted on October 29th, 2015 by Christina Valimaki
The innovative possibilities for 3D Printing usage are seemingly endless. A key component that impacts usage, however, is the material used in the printing process.Ā The most popular material is plastic, with Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) being the long-standing material of choice. Several renewable sources, including Polylactic Acid (PLA), are gaining ground due to their many environmental and health-related benefits. Continue reading “3D Printing Materials Breakdown: ABS vs PLA” »
Polymer waste recycling over āusedā catalysts
Posted on October 28th, 2015 by Regina Javier
Plastics are among the best āfruitsā of the chemical process industry and are used extensively in our lives. Unfortunately, every year, the UK produces 29 million metric tonsĀ of municipal waste and in 1999, 4 million metric tons of plastic packaging and 2 million mertic tonsĀ of plastic were landfilled. Learn the different ways that Municipal and industrial plastic wastes are treatedĀ here.
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