This is a bookkeeping approach that ensures all materials are tracked at all stages of its journey from feedstock (oil from the ground in the case of plastics) through to processing and product. …
Biomanufacturing, Cell Culture, Fermentation, Regeneration
Biomanufacturing is the practice of artificially deriving material from a biological source. In practice, manufacturers use this processing method to transform renewable feedstocks from nature into …
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Comfort and Performance in Circular Fashion: A Talk with The LYCRA Company
Today, Dr. Gayatri Keskar was in conversation with Melissa Stewart, Global Technology Director - R&D and Materials Innovation, at The LYCRA Company to discuss how the textile giant is continuing its …
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Mechanical, Chemical, and Enzymatic Recycling
Historically, there have been two dominant methods for recycling plastic waste, mechanical recycling and chemical recycling. Mechanical recycling refers to the process by which waste material is …
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What are chemical and mechanical recycling for textiles?
In this Ask an Expert, Materials Specialist Jessica Brenner discusses the differences between chemical and mechanical recycling of textiles with example of each. Mechanical recycling is a …
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Infinitely Recyclable Materials
An infinitely recyclable material is one that can be re-constituted as many times as necessary without loss in functional performance. Generally, the recyclability of a material depends primarily on …
What is the Problem with Recycling Plastics?
A couple of weeks ago, British prime minister Boris Johnson got into a bit of a pickle with some remarks ahead of the UN climate change conference, also known as COP26, which happened in Glasgow. A …
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A Path to Net Zero: LanzaTech’s Carbon Recycling Technology
VP of Research, Dr. Gayatri Keskar, hosts this Material Seminar, A Path to Net Zero: LanzaTech’s Carbon Recycling Technology. In this seminar Dr. Keskar welcomes Freya Burton, Chief Sustainability …
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