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3D Printing Materials Breakdown: ABS vs PLA

Posted on October 29th, 2015 by

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 ā€œusedā€ catalysts

Posted on October 28th, 2015 by

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Plastics are among the best ā€˜fruits’ 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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