Join our growing army of changemakers and get unlimited access to our premium content “We can take a waste that causes many problems in landfills due to its incredibly large volume, and concentrate it ...

In terms of environmental impact, biodiesel fuel is nicer than "ordinary" diesel. Meanwhile, styrofoam is a nasty, non-biodegradable packaging material. Now, like a scene from Back to the Future made ...

image: Have you ever seen a foam cup appear to melt away in acetone? Foam cups, bowls and containers are made of a lightweight but strong material -- expanded polystyrene. How then does acetone reduce ...

(via American Chemical Society) Have you ever seen a foam cup appear to melt away in acetone? Foam cups, bowls and containers are made of a lightweight but strong material – expanded polystyrene. How ...

Orange, lemon and grapefruit peel may be used to dissolve and recycle polystyrene waste. The method, invented by electronics giant Sony, will be promoted to help recycle some of the 110 tonnes of ...

The French energy giant and a Montreal cleantech startup are working together on polystyrene recycling, using a process that dissolves the material and transforms it into an industrial product for ...

As you may know, I’m into both chemistry and magic. I often make the point that chemistry can appear to be magical until an explanation makes the magic vanish and replaces it with science. A typical ...

This cute little styrofoam cup is meeting its gruesome end with a brave face. Seriously though, the way acetone eats through styrofoam cups is mind-boggling, both in how fast it works, and because the ...

The Ministry of Health on January 7 slammed a misleading report that a Styrofoam sheet's dissolution by a fish oil product would prove the supplements' low quality. The Ministry of Health on January 7 ...

Have you ever seen a foam cup appear to melt away in acetone? Foam cups, bowls and containers are made of a lightweight but strong material -- expanded polystyrene. How then does acetone reduce this ...