On January 16, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of and requested public comment on the draft scope ...

This startling mechanism for promoting depolymerization relies on an additive that many plastics already contain: a pigment called carbon black that gives plastic its black color. Through a process ...

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and asbestos is one of such materials ... There is sharp decrease in the thermal diffusivity of both asbestos and PVC ceiling sheet as the specific heat capacity increases.