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Rice University researchers have discovered that carbon nanotube (CNT) fibers can be fully recycled without any loss of structure or properties, positioning CNTs as a sustainable alternative to traditional materials. This breakthrough enables efficient recycling, reducing waste, energy consumption, and carbon emissions, with significant implications for industries such as aerospace, automotive, and electronics. #ChemicalRecycling #Sustainability https://lnkd.in/d6zNNk6W

IN THE NEWS | In a significant step toward creating a sustainable and circular economy, researchers have demonstrated that carbon nanotube (CNT) fibers can be fully recycled without any loss in their structure or properties. This discovery positions CNT fibers as a sustainable alternative to traditional materials like metals, polymers and the much larger carbon fibers, which are notoriously difficult to recycle. Read more here: #SustainableInnovation #CircularEconomy #CarbonNanotubes #RecyclableMaterials #CNTFibers #EcoFriendlyTech #SustainabilityInResearch #GreenTechnology #RecyclingBreakthrough #FutureOfMaterials #SustainableAlternatives #InnovationInMaterials

Sustainability touches every aspect of our lives, from carbon emissions to plastic pollution, and chemists have made significant strides in areas like catalysts. This #EarthDay, let's explore how HTE contributes to #GreenChemistry.

Are carbon nanotubes safe in the environment and in the body and brain? That's another question, this looks at recycling them: https://lnkd.in/e7xcQGva

We’re thrilled to share our newest research published in RSC Sustainability! The article, titled "Utilizing waste lithium-ion batteries for the production of graphite-carbon nanotube composites as oxygen electrocatalysts in zinc–air batteries," highlights a major step forward in LIB recycling. This work represents a significant step forward in the innovative utilization of lithium-ion battery (LIB) recycling waste, contributing to the goal of closed-loop materials circularity. By transforming waste into high-performance electrocatalysts, we are driving sustainable solutions for energy storage and conversion technologies. A big thank you to all collaborators who made this research possible! ?? Mari Lundstr?m Ben Wilson Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dp-SSV7U Let’s keep working towards a more sustainable future! ?? #Sustainability #Recycling #CircularEconomy #LithiumIonBatteries #EnergyStorage

?? Call for Speakers ?? Returning in 2024, the RECOMP conference, looking at all aspects of re-use, repurposing and recycling of fibre-reinforced polymer composite materials, heads to the University of Warwick, on 27th and 28th November. ?? RECOMP is the conference to attend if you want to learn more about all the available options for sustainable management of waste and end-of-life composite materials or promote your specific product or process which can enable a more circular future composites industry and it will be the biggest event on this topic in Europe this year. ? For more details on topics that will be covered go to: https://lnkd.in/ePuqAHy5 If you think you’ve made an important development that will help increase the circularity of fibre-reinforced composite materials, then we would like to hear from you! ?? Please submit an abstract (maximum 150 words) ?? Deadline: Friday July 26th 2024 ?? [email protected] #CompositeSustainability #CompositeRecycling #RecycledComposites #compositesUK

The University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute in February selected a #circular #bioeconomy project as one of its newest Convergent Research Initiatives for joint research. Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Erin Webb will co-lead the five-year Circular Bioeconomy Systems CRI with UT’s Niki Labbe. Webb is lead for the #Bioresource Science and #Engineering group and relationship manager for the Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office, or BETO, at ORNL. Webb discussed the CRI’s first steps, long-term goals, and how her experience as a first-generation, farm-family college student motivates her work. ----- Q: What is a circular bioeconomy? A: Both of those words are important. Circularity refers to a system in which we’re more thoughtful about the disposal part of creating, using and disposing by adding reuse and recycling to the mix. Bioeconomy means we’re going to be focused on materials and fuels created from plants, what we refer to as #renewable carbon. The project hits sustainability in a couple of ways: by reducing waste destined for landfills, and by using non-petroleum #feedstocks to create products and fuels. There’s more acknowledgement in recent years that even simple things such as plastic recycling hasn’t happened the way we thought it would. We were feeling good about putting things in the right bins, but then it turns out recycling just wasn’t happening because it’s so hard and complex. https://lnkd.in/emrFkYTY

At Bamberger Amco Polymers, our commitment to sustainability is clear. Through our partnership with NatureWorks, Ingeo? PLA biopolymers https://lnkd.in/g2iSGjg6 are bringing renewable, sustainable materials to the forefront of plastics innovation. What you’ll find in our latest blog ??: ? The science behind biopolymers ? How Ingeo? PLA reduces carbon footprints and supports circularity ? The role of sustainable design in the plastics industry Take the next step on the pathway towards a more sustainable future. ?? Read the blog: https://lnkd.in/g2iSGjg6 hashtag#Sustainability hashtag#Biopolymers hashtag#PLA hashtag#IngeoPLA hashtag#CircularEconomy hashtag#BambergerAmcoPolymers

Circularity is an important element for #sustainability, but how does this look like in the #hydrogen economy? ?? ? Thinking about PEM Fuel Cell and PEM Electrolyzer stacks, #recycling is always a target due to the #preciousmetals in the stacks. Today, between 80 and 90% of the end-of-life material value is coming from precious metals. ? The infrastructure for recycling of precious metals exists since decades and recovering precious metals from end-of-life catalyst-coated membranes (CCMs), already done today. However, there is additional potential in other components of stacks. While these components may have a lower material value, there could be extra benefits, such as #functionalvalue when these components are reused. ? At Heraeus Precious Metals, we are currently looking into ionomer and stack recycling, but there are many questions open: ? ?How do we organize a systematic return of end-of-life material? ?How can the stack design be optimized for good recyclability? ?How do we recycle the other valuable components in the stack, e.g. the intensely discussed fluoropolymers? ?Is there a market for the reuse of components? ?What can be done by industry and what must be solved by politics? ? There's much work to be done, but there are also incredible opportunities to create something truly groundbreaking right here and right now! Are you on board with us? ??To start a dialogue, just get in touch or share in the comments.?

?? Call for Speakers ?? Returning in 2024, the RECOMP conference, looking at all aspects of re-use, repurposing and recycling of fibre-reinforced polymer composite materials, heads to the University of Warwick, on 27th and 28th November. ?? RECOMP is the conference to attend if you want to learn more about all the available options for sustainable management of waste and end-of-life composite materials or promote your specific product or process which can enable a more circular future composites industry and it will be the biggest event on this topic in Europe this year. ? For more details on topics that will be covered go to: https://lnkd.in/e7EvnYa6 If you think you’ve made an important development that will help increase the circularity of fibre-reinforced composite materials, then we would like to hear from you! ?? Please submit an abstract (maximum 150 words) ?? Deadline: Friday July 26th 2024 ?? [email protected] #CompositeSustainability #CompositeRecycling #RecycledComposites #compositesUK