A More Environmentally Friendly Way To Produce Coatings - Technology Networks

Chemists have developed a new class of catalysts that enable the manufacture of polyethylene dispersions directly in water, opening up possibilities for the environmentally friendly, solvent-free production of plastic coatings.

Polyethylene (PE) is one of today's most important types of plastic. It is used in a wide range of everyday objects from plastic bottles to pipes, ski coatings and toys. In the form of PE dispersions… [+3865 chars]

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