Recycling the non-recyclable

New epoxy resin resists flames and reduces waste

23-Aug-2023 - Empa researchers have developed an epoxy resin that can be repaired and recycled, in addition to being flame-retardant and mechanically strong. Potential applications range from coating for wooden flooring to composites in aerospace and railways. Epoxy resins are tough and versatile polymers. In ...

New chemistry can extract virgin-grade materials from wind turbine blades in one process

28-Apr-2023 - The new chemical process is not limited to wind turbine blades but works on many different so-called fibre-reinforced epoxy composites, including some materials that are reinforced with especially costly carbon fibres. Thus, the process can contribute to establishing a potential circular economy ...

Bodo Möller Chemie opens another production facility in Egypt

19-Dec-2019 - With the opening of a new production facility in November 2019, Bodo Möller Chemie expands its production volume at the Egypt location. In the future, the new facility will produce solvent-based epoxy resins and polyurethanes as well as packaging fillers, thereby significantly increasing the ...

Eco-friendly formulations based on vegetable oils

Solvent-free adhesives

10-May-2019 - There is an increasing demand for green products, but for them to be genuinely sustainable, manufacturers must also use adhesives and paints that are made of bio-based feedstocks. Advanced materials developed in Fraunhofer labs point the way forward. Demand for organic products is booming. ...

Bodo Möller Chemie expands in Sub-Saharan Africa

Global specialty chemicals expert opens office in Kenya

22-Jun-2018 - The Bodo Möller Chemie Group continues to increase its presence in Sub-Saharan Africa and opens a new office in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. At the new location Bodo Möller Chemie is offering specialty adhesives, epoxy resins, additives and pigments from suppliers like Huntsman Advanced ...

Gabriel Performance Products acquires Royce International

10-Apr-2018 - Gabriel Performance Products announces the acquisition of Royce International. Headquartered in Sarasota, FL, Royce is a custom solutions provider of specialty epoxy resins, diluents, curing agents, and additives. These are sold under the RoyOxy TM trademark into CASE (Coatings, Adhesives, ...

SONGWON begins large scale manufacture of functional monomers

21-Mar-2018 - Having started to develop functional monomers about two years ago, SONGWON has now begun bulk manufacture at its production site in Ulsan, South Korea. These monomers provide resins and polymers with special functions, one of the most important being improvement of the physical and chemical ...

Researchers create light emitting diodes from food and beverage waste

15-Oct-2015 - LEDs are a type of device that can efficiently convert electricity to light. Unlike fluorescent and incandescent bulbs, which direct 80% of the energy consumed to producing heat, LEDs direct 80% of the energy consumed to producing light. This is made possible by the fact that LEDs do not require ...

RAC proposes to strengthen the classification of bisphenol A

The French proposal to classify bisphenol A (BPA) as a presumed human reproductive toxicant which may damage fertility has been unanimously supported by RAC.

21-Mar-2014 - The Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) has adopted an opinion to strengthen the existing harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) of BPA from a category 2 reproductive toxicant to a category 1B reproductive toxicant regarding the adverse effects on sexual function and fertility in line with ...

New Bayer MaterialScience competence center steers developments for wind power stations

Focus on efficient manufacture of rotor blades with polyurethane infusion resin

05-Mar-2013 - Polyurethane infusion resins from Bayer MaterialScience are suitable for the industrial manufacture of complete rotor blades for wind turbines. This is the result of a recent project performed by the new wind power competence center in the Danish city of Otterup. This steers and coordinates the ...