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WEEKLY INSIGHTS


13 May 2025 16:15 IST
Empowering Future Generations to Create a Sustainable Plastic Landscape

Plastics have been an integral part of human progress, revolutionizing industries from healthcare and agriculture to automotive, aerospace, electronics, and renewable energy. They have made life safe....

08 May 2025 15:30 IST
Making of PLA Based Biodegradable TPEs (Thermoplastic Elastomers)

PLA-based thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) are generally produced as either polymer blends or block copolymers that integrate rigid PLA segments with softer, more flexible segments. Common methodologi....

02 May 2025 14:05 IST
Medical Catheters and Plastics – Part V

In continuation of this series on the utilization of plastics in medical catheters, we will examine another crucial element of catheter design: the frictional and surface characteristics of catheters....

24 Apr 2025 12:35 IST
Advantages of Plastic Products Compared to Paper, Jute, and Metal

Plastics have transformed contemporary industries owing to their distinctive attributes of durability, adaptability, and cost-effectiveness. We will now examine plastics in relation to paper, jute....

17 Apr 2025 10:00 IST
Water Vapor Transmission Rate (WVTR) Testing for Plastic Films

1. Introduction to WVTR
The Water Vapor Transmission Rate (WVTR) is a critical property used to assess the moisture barrier performance of plastic films and flexible pack....

10 Apr 2025 13:05 IST
Quality, Quality Assurance (QA), and Total Quality Management (TQM) in the Plastics Industry

Quality, Quality Assurance (QA), and Total Quality Management (TQM) in the Plastics Industry :

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04 Apr 2025 10:05 IST
Why "No to Plastics" is Misguided

Plastics often face criticism for their role in waste accumulation, environmental degradation, and microplastic pollution. However, the fundamental issue lies in inadequate waste m....

25 Mar 2025 13:30 IST
Polymer through metathesis process - a path leading to a polymer of unique character

Human civilization has utilized polyethylene materials for various daily needs since 1933, when it was developed by Reginald Gibson and produced by ICI, often without a full unders....

21 Mar 2025 09:45 IST
Medical Catheters and Plastics – Part IV

Continuing the series on the use of plastics in medical catheters, we will focus on a key element of catheter design; the radio opacity of catheters. Radio opacity can be defined as the property of a....

11 Mar 2025 11:30 IST
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) for Polymer Identification

1. Principle of FTIR Spectroscopy
Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy is a non-destructive analytical technique that characterizes materials based on their int....

16 Jan 2025 16:10 IST
Applications of Polyurethanes in Medical Materials

The composition of the human body is inherently complicated in nature. Starting with the cell, it proceeds to form a collection of cells which are formed into various organs, furthermore integrating ....

08 Jan 2025 10:10 IST
Specific Torque – The Measure of a Twin Screw Extruder

Diameter Rario (Do/Di): Also called the “Free Volume Ratio”, it decides how much Free Volume exists inside the barrel to accept and convey materials.


02 Jan 2025 15:45 IST
Exploring a Career in Plastic Engineering: Innovation, Sustainability, and Opportunities

A career in plastic engineering focuses on the design, development, and production of plastic materials and products. It's a dynamic field that combines aspects of chemistry, physics, engineering, an....

12 Dec 2024 12:35 IST
Polyurethane Innovations as Medical Materials

In this blog, we shall focus on the use of Polyurethane (PU) formulations in medical applications. Incidentally, I will be conducting a training course titled ‘Polyurethane Innovations as Medical Ma....

02 Dec 2024 17:12 IST
Innovation dials Design Thinking

Design Thinking can be defined as an approach designed to bring structure to problem-solving, collaboration, and learning. It involves a sequence of steps aimed at identifying challenges, gath....

20 Nov 2024 18:35 IST
Medical Catheters and Plastics – Part III

In the last blog (Part II of the series), we examined important parameters including the size of catheters, the selection of size and effect of t....

13 Nov 2024 17:15 IST
VACUUM DISTILLATION

IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF VACUUM DISTILLATION

- Distillation under vacuum conditions is practiced to achieve one or more of the followi....

06 Nov 2024 10:10 IST
CHAPTER-2: HEATING SYSTEMS

Introduction: All chemical plants employ specific heating arrangements tailored to their process requirements. In the industry, heating sy....

29 Oct 2024 10:35 IST
A Guide to Food-Grade Plastics: Safe Choices for Your Kitchen and Beyond

Plastics have become an inevitable part in almost all aspects of our everyday lives. They have found application in packaging, storage containers....

22 Oct 2024 16:35 IST
Medical Catheters and Plastics – Part II

In the last blog (Part I of the series), we looked at the definition, application areas and the properties required for catheters. We shall conti....

17 Sep 2024 10:10 IST
Medical Catheters and Plastics – Part I

Looking at the application of plastics and polymers in medical devices, I will be focusing on the definition, manufacture, and use of medical cat....

20 Aug 2024 15:45 IST
Twin Screw Compounding Extruders - Introduction to Screw Design

Let me begin by saying that there is nothing like one “universal” screw design that is ideal for processing all polymers and compounds. To achiev....

12 Aug 2024 18:00 IST
Introduction: Plant Utility

CHAPTER 1
TOPICS FOR INTRODUCTORY LECTURE

  1. What are public utilities?
  2. What are plant utilities of chemical industry?
  3. Difference between basic utilitie....

06 Aug 2024 13:15 IST
Biological Properties of Plastics

The performance of a medical device is dependent on the behavior of the material that it is composed of, under in vivo conditions. Since many dev....

29 Jul 2024 17:30 IST
The Plastic Dilemma: Convenience Versus Environmental Responsibility

Plastic pollution can alter habitats and natural processes, reducing ecosystems' ability to adapt to climate change, thereby affecting food produ....

22 Jul 2024 14:10 IST
Additives for recycling of polyolefins

Plastics that need to meet stringent requirements require support which can be gained in the form of special high performance additives which inc....

09 Jul 2024 17:30 IST
Medical Plastics Technology and Applications

Medical science continues to advance in both disease treatment strategies and the understanding of medical conditions. Concurrent with these adva....

02 Jul 2024 15:35 IST
Twin Screw Compounding Extruders - Is Faster Better??

“A powerful extruder capable of giving high output” is a catchy statement which is bound to attract your attention. The important thing to....

27 Jun 2024 10:30 IST
Hydrostatic Failure In PVC

Introduction
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) is a flexible polymer commonly modified with additives to enhance impact resistance and reduce no....

29 May 2024 14:30 IST
Principles of soft PVC formulations

I. Introduction
The production of PVC from Vinyl chloride (VC) was first documented in the early nineteenth century. Large-scale produc....

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