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RENEWABLE MATTER
Issue 54 of Renewable Matter is available
From Critical Raw Materials to sand, from salt to oil, from copper to iron to uranium. Driven by construction growth and the energy transition, the consumption of materials continues to rise, while the world economy's circularity rate is at a standstill. Balancing present challenges with future opportunities, RM54 examines the complex and essential world of materials.
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Tosca Ballerini

Marine biologist and scientific journalist, Tosca Ballerini is concerned with issues such as the climate crises, marine resources, pollution, citizen science, and data analysis.

Intelligent Plastic Designed for Chemical Circularity

by Tosca Ballerini 02 SEP 2019 00:00

The Brett Helms Research Group, part of the California-based Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, has synthesised a new type of plastic polymer – poly(diketoenamine)s or PDKs – that ca...