September 16, 2021
1,000 pounds of plastic recycled into Snohomish park benches
1,000 pounds of plastic recycled into Snohomish park benches
The benches are the result of the Snohomish Lions Club's Bags-to-Benches recycling initiative, which began in November. The Lions Club and other local organizations have been collecting significant amounts of recycled plastic to deliver to a firm that then gives composite recyclable materials seats. The Lions' original objective for the initiative was to gather enough plastic for one bench, or 500 pounds.
Other community organizations got involved and they now have enough plastic for seven more benches. The Lions Club is currently deciding where to place the additional benches that have been ordered. Snohomish's Garden of Hope community garden and the Twin Lakes Landing, a low-income housing development in north Marysville, are on the list of possible places.
Learn more about this amazing community effort here.
Other community organizations got involved and they now have enough plastic for seven more benches. The Lions Club is currently deciding where to place the additional benches that have been ordered. Snohomish's Garden of Hope community garden and the Twin Lakes Landing, a low-income housing development in north Marysville, are on the list of possible places.
Learn more about this amazing community effort here.
September 15, 2021
Additive Enables Plastics to Decompose Microplastics-Free
Additive Enables Plastics to Decompose Microplastics-Free
Twelve8 Technology, located in Australia, has developed a plastics additive that allows polymers mixed with it to disintegrate spontaneously in two years without the need for industrial treatment. Water, carbon dioxide (CO2), and less than 1% biomass are produced when the PaktoEarth RAWS-Tech additive decomposes. It is possible to recycle the additive-blended plastic, which is appropriate for food packaging. However, compared to traditional plastics, which may take hundreds of years to disintegrate, the technique offers an expedited end of life for post-consumer plastic that “escapes” the recycling process and ends up in nature or landfill.
The additive technique was created by the manufacturer and intellectual property holder Green Notion with technical help from the Nano and Advanced Materials Institute (NAMI) in Hong Kong. Twelve8 holds distribution rights to the additive technology. The additive is a built-in pro-degradant that allows polymers to degrade anaerobically. Decomposition can be triggered by either sunshine or thermal air heat; sunlight is not necessary. Flexible packaging, such as stretch film, shrink wrap, produce bags, bread bags, and dry-cleaning bags, are among the applications for the additive-blended plastic.
Read more about this incredible innovation in recycling here.
The additive technique was created by the manufacturer and intellectual property holder Green Notion with technical help from the Nano and Advanced Materials Institute (NAMI) in Hong Kong. Twelve8 holds distribution rights to the additive technology. The additive is a built-in pro-degradant that allows polymers to degrade anaerobically. Decomposition can be triggered by either sunshine or thermal air heat; sunlight is not necessary. Flexible packaging, such as stretch film, shrink wrap, produce bags, bread bags, and dry-cleaning bags, are among the applications for the additive-blended plastic.
Read more about this incredible innovation in recycling here.
September 1, 2021
Carbon-Fiber Prepreg Could Have A Record For World’s Fastest Curing Time
Carbon-Fiber Prepreg Could Have A Record For World’s Fastest Curing Time
DIC Seiren Co. Ltd. and Fukui Prefecture's Industrial Technology Center recently concluded a research study targeted at commercializing carbon-fiber composite-based fast-curing prepreg for automotive applications. The New Energy and Industrial Development Organization (NEDO) selected it as a significant research project and financed it for three years, from July 2018 to June 2021. In July, utilizing a demonstration facility run by Seiren, the three companies established a mass-production method and began supplying samples.
The research project combined DIC's radiation-curable resin, the Industrial Technology Center of Fukui Prefecture's high-speed tow spreading technology, and Seiren's high-precision impregnation technologies. These technologies take advantage of the company's resin film-forming and coating capabilities to create a carbon-fiber-reinforced prepreg sheet with a world-leading minimum curing time of 30 seconds. Furthermore, unlike traditional epoxy prepreg sheets, this innovative product may be kept at ambient temperature, removing the requirement for frozen or refrigerated storage and lowering storage expenses.
You can read more about this incredible new technology here.
The research project combined DIC's radiation-curable resin, the Industrial Technology Center of Fukui Prefecture's high-speed tow spreading technology, and Seiren's high-precision impregnation technologies. These technologies take advantage of the company's resin film-forming and coating capabilities to create a carbon-fiber-reinforced prepreg sheet with a world-leading minimum curing time of 30 seconds. Furthermore, unlike traditional epoxy prepreg sheets, this innovative product may be kept at ambient temperature, removing the requirement for frozen or refrigerated storage and lowering storage expenses.
You can read more about this incredible new technology here.
September 2, 2021
Advances in rocket fuel tanks could significantly reduce their weight
Advances in rocket fuel tanks could significantly reduce their weight
A team from MT Aerospace has created a new type of material that will be extremely beneficial in one of the most essential sections of any rocket engine, the fuel tanks. The material itself isn't new, it's known as Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP), and it's been used in the automotive, aerospace, and civil engineering industries for decades. However, until today, no one has been able to construct a rocket fuel tank out of it. Phoebus will provide the first significant cryogenic test of a full-sized CFRP system when it is ready in 2023. There's a stage in between for stand-alone tanks that use the technology.
Using a non metallic lining saves on weight and expenses, but several problems commonly faced by rocket fuel pressure vessel manufacturers had to be addressed initially, including making it leakproof and then enduring the severe cryogenic pressure associated with storing rocket fuel. Existing field tanks, even ones constructed largely of composite materials, featured an internal metal liner to keep the highly reactive gas from escaping.
Learn more about this amazing step for a carbon fiber reinforced plastic vessel here.
Using a non metallic lining saves on weight and expenses, but several problems commonly faced by rocket fuel pressure vessel manufacturers had to be addressed initially, including making it leakproof and then enduring the severe cryogenic pressure associated with storing rocket fuel. Existing field tanks, even ones constructed largely of composite materials, featured an internal metal liner to keep the highly reactive gas from escaping.
Learn more about this amazing step for a carbon fiber reinforced plastic vessel here.
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