Concerns regarding plastic debris and its ability to accumulate large concentrations of priority pollutants in the aquatic environment led us to quantify relationships between different types of mass-produced plastic and metals in seawater. At three locations in San Diego Bay, we measured the accumulation of nine targeted metals (aluminum, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, zinc, cadmiu...

Poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) is found to be a highly effective conductivity-reducing additive for low-density polyethylene (LDPE), which introduces new application area the field of conjugated polymers. Additives that reduce direct-current (DC) electrical conductivity an insulation material at high electric fields have gained lot research interest because they may facilitate design more effici...

This study is based on the biosynthesis of laccase enzyme from fungi Trichoderma viride and its exploitation in biodegradation polyethylene using Laccase mediator system (LMS -Laccase + 1-HBT) Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) textile industrial effluent dyes. In different parts our lifespan we have seen numerous types plastics are getting degraded by various methods, still average time to comple...

Visible-light-absorbing graphitic carbon nitride–TiO2 nanorod nanomaterials (g-C3N4@TiO2NR) were successfully immobilized using a one-step UVA-induced photocatalytic procedure on commercially obtained flexible low-density polyethylene (LDPE) films. Self-cleaning properties evaluated in solid–liquid and solid–gas phases malachite green as model molecule under UV-A visible light irradiation. For ...

Traditional and modern supply chains for tomato in Cambodia were assessed and possible handling improvements were introduced. Traditional chain involved farmers and collectors in Kandal Province, and wholesalers and retailers in wet markets in the capital of Phnom Penh, about 35 km apart. In the modern chain, only one intermediary between farmers and supermarkets in Phnom Penh was involved; col...

Agave fibers (AF) were incorporated either pristine (AFp) or surface treated by ethylene plasma (AFm) in low-density polyethylene (LDPE)/ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) blends at a ratio of 1 : and foamed chemical means. The role the AF content (3, 6, 9, 12, 15 wt.%) its modification on cellular morphology mechanical properties LDPE/EVA/AF foams under compression is investigated herein. Fourier tr...

Environmental pollution by microplastics (MPs) has become a global problem, but little is known about MPs in soils. This because MP extraction methods from soils have not yet been standardized. In this study, we tried to establish simple and economical method extract soil using the buoyancy of canola oil density separation process sodium chloride (NaCl). addition, incineration was adapted evalu...

The impact of the composition blends comprising low-density polyethylene (LDPE), isotactic polypropylene (PP) and a styrenic copolymer additive on thermomechanical properties as well direct-current (DC) electrical thermal conductivity is investigated. presence 5 weight percent (wt%) strongly reduces amount PP that needed to enhance storage modulus above melting temperature LDPE from 40 24 wt%. ...

The loss of energy especially in industrial and residential buildings is one of the main reasons of increased energy consumption. Improving the thermal insulation properties of materials is a fundamental method for reducing the energy losses. Polymeric foams are introduced as materials with excellent thermal insulation properties for this purpose. In the present study, a deep theoretical invest...