Altogether, including a bio-plasticizer, the bio-based content of Ocalio compounds is at present 50%, with a two-star biobased Vincotte certification. It also has a much lower CO2 manufacturing ...

The authors investigate the effects of a polyethylene glycol plasticizer and water on cellulose acetate film properties. Cellulose acetate (CA) is a polymeric excipient widely used in pharmaceutical ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University researchers have developed tough, flexible, biodegradable films from cellulose, the main component of plant cell walls. The films could be used for products ...

Cellulose Acetate Butyrate (CAB) is an amorphous, transparent thermoplastic quite like cellulose acetate but more expensive and tougher with improved weathering resistance and lower moisture ...

Engineers at MIT have developed a way to use plant cellulose as a feedstock for 3D printers, providing another renewable, biodegradable alternative to popular petroleum-based polymers like ABS ...

Cellulose Acetate is an amorphous, colorless, transparent, glossy, and moderately hard thermoplastic with good clarity but has only moderate chemical resistance and UV stability. Owing to its high ...

Sometimes I’m asked how the ideas for these columns come about. In this case, it was seeing a discarded overhead projector. That brought back memories of my first teaching experience in 1973 when ...

Researchers have set a new world record: they 3D printed complex objects with higher cellulose content than that of any other additively manufactured cellulose-based parts. To achieve this, they used ...