Belgian chemicals producer Solvay (Brussels; www.solvay.com) has introduced a cellulose acetate bio-plastic manufactured using wood pulp obtained from Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI; ...

The venture would focus on producing cellulose acetate-based speciality products, including plastics and films. Push Group is located in Yibin and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sichuan Wuliangye ...

As is well known, the physical properties of many plastics are modified when they are exposed to light or ultra-violet radiation; the most important change is a decrease in tensile strength 1 ...

Article subjects are automatically applied from the ACS Subject Taxonomy and describe the scientific concepts and themes of the article. This manuscript addresses important issues on the fabrication ...

Both are designed to break down, but under very different conditions. Biodegradable plastics, such as polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) ...

The AM segment produces and markets its polymers, films, and plastics with differentiated ... The Fibers segment offers cellulose acetate tow for use in filtration media, primarily cigarette ...

Caption WHOI postdoctoral investigator Michael Mazzotta cuts plastic samples to measure respiration signals of microbial communities respiring cellulose diacetate. A new study led by WHOI ...