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Today's KNOWLEDGE Share Groundbreaking Study Highlights Raman Spectroscopy as a Key Tool for Graphene Research Horiba, the scientific and analytical instruments company based in Japan, has produced a recent study on the crucial role of Raman spectroscopy in the characterization and development of graphene-based devices. The report can be found here for download: https://www.horiba.com/int/scientific/applications/material-sciences/pages/graphene-studies-using-raman-spectroscopy/  Distinguishing the number of graphene layers and assessing the impact of disorder on its properties are essential for advancing graphene technology. Raman micro-spectroscopy has emerged as a powerful, non-destructive analytical technique to accurately determine these characteristics. Due to its high structural selectivity, spectral and spatial resolution, and non-invasive nature, Raman spectroscopy has positioned itself as a standard characterization tool in the rapidly expanding field of graphene rese...

  The Minnesota-based agribusiness giant’s bioindustrial team is working with scientists at ASU’s Biodesign Institute to study the performance of a compound known as Priamine dimer diamine, often used in computer chip packaging materials, and how the product could be used to improve speed, efficiency and reliability of electronic devices. Originally developed for other applications, #Cargill’s Priamine has shown strong potential in the semiconductor industry, according to a university announcement. Cargill’s Priamine — made from bio-based raw materials exhibits performance benefits such as flexibility, durability and moisture resistance. That makes it ideal for use in adhesives, films and coatings, which are all critical parts of semiconductor manufacturing. This is a great example of how customer feedback and academic research can open up new possibilities, Erwin Honcoop, research and technology leader at Cargill Bioindustrial, said in a statement. We discovered that Priamine was...

As the global shift to renewable energy accelerates, electricity grid infrastructure needs to keep pace. Borealis and Borouge are responding with a significant expansion of their global capacity for cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) and semiconductive (semicon) compounds supporting customers to deliver the power cables essential to distribution and transmission grids. By the end of 2027, the two companies will have doubled their ability to serve the most demanding cable applications, including innovative solutions for 220 kV subsea, extra-high voltage alternating current (EHVAC), and high-voltage direct current (HVDC) systems. Within five years, they will have increased XLPE and semicon production capacity at a rate twice as fast as the projected growth in global demand for power cables. This expansion program is a direct expression of Borealis and Borouge’s “Building for the Future. commitment. By 2040, solar and wind are expected to account for more than half of global electrical capa...

Today's KNOWLEDGE Share Toyoda Gosei Launches Horizontal Recycling Technology for Plastic Automotive Parts Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. has developed a new technology to recycle high-quality plastic from end-of-life vehicles (ELV) in order to meet the growing demand for recycled plastic in the automotive industry against strengthened environmental regulations. This technology will contribute to decarbonized, circular economy through its use in various vehicles models starting with the Toyota Camry. In the recycling of waste plastic, it has been difficult to obtain plastic with performance equivalent to that of new material due to impurities or other factors, and so waste plastic has generally been burned to recover heat (thermal recycling) or reused for purposes with lower required performance (downcycling). Toyoda Gosei has developed a recycled plastic with performance equivalent to that of new material even with 50% #ELV plastic (polypropylene). To achieve this, #ToyodaGosei...

Today's KNOWLEDGE Share KRAIBURG TPE Healthcare TPE Advancing Innovation in Loop Recorder Monitoring Technology Detecting heart rhythm irregularities early can be life-saving. Loop recorder monitoring devices improve long-term cardiac care by continuously tracking irregular heart rhythms and storing data for diagnosis. These devices must meet strict safety, biocompatibility, and durability standards. THERMOLAST® H, engineered for superior medical devices  #KRAIBURGTPE , a global manufacturer of thermoplastic elastomers that provides high-quality, custom-engineered compounds for the healthcare and medical device market in the Asia Pacific, introduces THERMOLAST® H an advanced TPE series for medical devices like loop recorders, meeting global standards for durability, biocompatibility, and hygiene. Enhanced material performance for loop recorder applications KRAIBURG TPE’s THERMOLAST® H optimizes manufacturing and elevates patient care in the Asia Pacific and glob...

Today's KNOWLEDGE Share Syensqo to supply circular Duradex™ polyphenylsulfone ECHO for Pigeon’s SofTouch™ baby bottles Syensqo , a leading global provider of high-performance materials and chemical solutions, is pleased to announce that Pigeon Corporation has decided to use its circular Duradex™  #polyphenylsulfone (PPSU)  ECHO  for their premium SofTouch™ nursing bottles. This high-purity food-contact polymer is produced with 38% certified circular1 feedstock, attributed by mass balance and verified under the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS regime. #Duradex™  PPSU ECHO is an amorphous, naturally amber-transparent polymer that lends Pigeon’s #nursingbottles an inherently non-stick, and highly stain- and scratch-resistant surface. It provides exceptional hydrolytic stability, shatter-proof toughness and heat resistance up to 180°C for more than 1,000 steam or hot water sterilization cycles, as well as dishwasher cycles, wi...

Avantium N.V., a leading company in renewable and circular polymer materials, is pleased to announce the signing of a capacity reservation agreement with BIOVOX, a pioneer in sustainable healthcare plastics. Under this agreement, BIOVOX has committed to using Avantium's PEF (polyethylene furanoate) in various pharmaceutical applications. This PEF is expected to be produced in a future industrial-scale facility, based on a technology license from Avantium. The multi-year capacity reservation ensures BIOVOX preferred access to PEF volumes produced by Avantium's future licensee network. Avantium has developed a proprietary process to produce FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid), the key building block for PEF, branded as releaf®. Following the completion of the world’s first commercial FDCA plant in Delfzijl, the Netherlands, in October 2024, Avantium has commenced the start-up of the plant. This FDCA Flagship Plant is vital to Avantium's YXY® Technology licensing strategy, enabling ...

Today's KNOWLEDGE Share Teijin Frontier Develops A New High-Performance Polyester Fabric With A Natural Fiber-Like Texture And Appearance Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd., announced today that it has developed a new high-performance polyester fabric, which combines the elegant appearance and texture of natural fibers made of yarns of random thickness with advanced functionalities such as cool touch, anti-stickiness, quick dry, opacity and ultraviolet (UV) protection. The newly developed fabric is produced from a unique, four-lobed, flat cross-section yarn with random thicknesses, achieved through Teijin Frontier’s proprietary spinning technology. These thickness variations create pleasing irregularities in appearance and a dense texture similar to those of natural fibers. To support circularity, The newly developed fabric is made with 100 percent recycled polyester. Teijin Frontier plans to make this fabric available to customers for use in casual and fashion apparel for the spring/summer...

Today's KNOWLEDGE Share CERN Physicists Observe Conversion of Lead into Gold Near-miss collisions between high-energy lead nuclei at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider generate intense electromagnetic fields that can knock out protons and transform lead into fleeting quantities of gold nuclei. Transforming the base metal lead into the precious metal gold was a dream of medieval alchemists. This long-standing quest, known as chrysopoeia, may have been motivated by the observation that dull gray, relatively abundant lead is of a similar density to gold, which has long been coveted for its beautiful color and rarity. It was only much later that it became clear that lead and gold are distinct chemical elements and that chemical methods are powerless to transmute one into the other. With the dawn of nuclear physics in the 20th century, it was discovered that heavy elements could transform into others, either naturally, by radioactive decay, or in the laboratory, under a bombardment of neutron...