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Tuning High-Density Polyethylene Microstructure and Properties from Known Distributions of Dynamic Bonds

December 4, 2025
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Chris Cooper, McKenzie Coughlin, Aaron Burkey, Polette Centellas, Kalman Migler, Jonathan Seppala, Edwin Chan, Chad Snyder, Sara Orski
Over 50% of plastic waste comes from a single class of polymers called polyolefins. Most recycling strategies fail to preserve the broad molecular mass distribution of these polyolefins, from which they derive their unique combination of processability and

Evaluating Contaminant Effects and Blend Ratios on the Alkaline Hydrolysis of PET Textile Streams

September 5, 2025
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McKenzie Coughlin, Thomas Forbes, Zois Tsinas, Amanda Forster, Charlotte Wentz, Maxwell Mevorah, allison carranza, Amy Engelbrecht-Wiggans
The increasing amounts of discarded textiles represent a potentially valuable resource that could be reclaimed, for example, by chemical techniques. This work underscores the significance of advancing chemical recycling techniques for multi-component
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