PMMA, polymethyl-methacrylate, is a thermoplastic acrylic linear polymer, the mer of which is illustrated in the diagram. PMMA is transparent, with a refractive index of 1.49, and easily formed into ...

Pennsylvania-based Trinseo inaugurated a PMMA chemical recycling plant in Italy. Last month, Trinseo announced it had been working with an Italian eyewear manufacturer to make recycled-content lenses ...

The implications are significant: Plexiglas (PMMA) is a durable and lightweight acrylic material ... even for long polymer chains found in commercial plastics. As is common in chemistry, the method ...

The fibrillization kinetics were affected by the peptide examined, the surface chemistry of the particles ... slightly hydrophilic polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), or hydrophobic ...

Sumitomo Chemical has developed a new pilot facility for the chemical recycling of PMMA at its Ehime Works located in Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. The company now intends to sell its ...