Microplastic (MP) pollution is a raising global concern in recent years due to its wide
distribution. Additionally, most of the MPs have undergone extensive weathering in the …

Food packaging requires long shelf life and the monitoring of safety and quality based on
international standards. In the past decade, polymer nanocomposites have emerged as a …

Alternative approaches are urgently needed for both reuse and recycling of poly (vinyl
chloride)(PVC) waste. Herein, this study aims to recycle rigid PVC pipe by toughening and …

As a new type of ecological environment problem, microplastic pollution is a severe
challenge faced by the world, and its threat and potential risk to the ecosystem have become …

A new treatment technology, called an Advanced Reduction Process (ARP), was developed
by combining UV irradiation with reducing reagents to produce highly reactive reducing free …

Polymeric pipes are increasingly being installed in water distribution systems because of
their many advantages. Contaminant migration from polymer pipes into drinking water is a …

Polyaspartic acid–melamine grafted copolymer (denoted as PASPM) was synthesized by
using polysuccinimide and melamine as the starting materials. Resultant grafted copolymer …

Plastic pi** made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and chlorinated PVC (CPVC), is being
increasingly used for drinking water distribution lines. Given the formulation of the material …

Autophagy is a degradative process playing an important role in removing misfolded or
aggregated proteins, clearing damaged organelles, such as mitochondria and endoplasmic …

Plastic pipes used to convey hot and cold drinking water are synthetic polymers containing
numerous additives that enhance durability, impact strength, and toughness, and resist …