A company that’s working on a biodegradable alternative to fossil fuel-based products as diverse as car seats and diaper filling has received $21 million from investors, including Vermont’s own Dudley ...

Disposable diapers are a huge source of global waste, largely because they're difficult to recycle. A new process, however, could salvage the "superabsorber" polymer utilized in the liners of those ...

More than 100,000 tons of diapers are disposed of annually in Germany. Vast amounts of valuable resources, such as diaper liners, end up in the trash. The liners consist of special polymers, so-called ...

Once thrown away, disposable diapers and sanitary pads can take hundreds of years to decompose, because they contain plastics and other synthetic polymers. But now, researchers are replacing these ...

Dublin, Aug. 21, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Superabsorbent Polymers - Global Strategic Business Report" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The report provides separate ...

Superabsorbers can be found in diapers as well as in a number of other hygiene and medical products, such as bandages and dressing materials. So far, strong acids have been required to recycle sodium ...