Environmentally friendly materials and processes

In addition to the process benefits, there are cost and environmental benefits associated with the supercritical process. The supercritical fluid process has low operating energy costs when compared to other alternative solvent processes and the cost of the carbon dioxide used to supply the system is orders of magnitude less than the purchase costs of chlorofluorocarbons, especially with the added taxes imposed by the federal government. In addition, carbon dioxide is a more environmentally friendly material and does not have the disposal costs associated with other alternatives. 

High-throughput experimentation combines advanced miniaturized, automated and parallel experimental methods together with computational techniques to provide a faster and more efficient route to better, cheaper and more environmentally friendly products and processes. High-throughput experimentation increases the rate of materials discovery and development up to 1000-fold. However, there must also be developed techniques for... 

We also expect our business partners - printers, paper mills, packaging manufacturers, etc.—to commit themselves to using environmentally friendly materials and production processes. 

In recent years there has been a growing awareness about global warming and its possible consequences. This naturally leads to the search for materials and processes which are environmentally friendly. While rubber products are essential to maintain the present quality of human life, a major part of the elastomer requirement is presently met by synthetic materials. In this context, an appreciation of the green credentials of natural rubber vis-a-vis its synthetic counterparts is highly desirable. 

Environmentally friendly technologies as process improvements — as part of environmental protection and material cycles... 

Novel applications in science and technology require highly efficient and, if possible, environmentally friendly methods and techniques for the generation of functional nanocomposite materials. Serving the environmental aspect, water-based formulation techniques that avoid the use of organic solvents are the focus of attention. Besides the well-known water-based emulsion and mlcroemul-sion polymerization processes, the miniemulsion polymerization technique is a highly versatile heterophase system that is suitable for the preparation of complex nanoparticles. 

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