A company that’s working on a biodegradable alternative to fossil fuel-based products as diverse as car seats and diaper filling has received $21 million from investors, including Vermont’s own Dudley ...

Disposable diapers are a huge source of global waste, largely because they're difficult to recycle. A new process, however, could salvage the "superabsorber" polymer utilized in the liners of those ...

Once thrown away, disposable diapers and sanitary pads can take hundreds of years to decompose, because they contain plastics and other synthetic polymers. But now, researchers are replacing these ...

Dublin, June 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Global Super Absorbent Polymers (SAP) Market Outlook 2019-2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The market for super ...

Superabsorbers can be found in diapers as well as in a number of other hygiene and medical products, such as bandages and dressing materials. So far, strong acids have been required to recycle sodium ...

Dublin, Aug. 21, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Superabsorbent Polymers - Global Strategic Business Report" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The report provides separate ...

Polymers, defined as macromolecules composed of repeating chemical units or monomers, are the foundational building blocks of plastics – a class of versatile materials that have revolutionised ...