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 ...

Researchers are turning ​​one of the world's most ubiquitous pollutants — cigarette butts — into components for sustainable energy storage.

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) and the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV) in Brazil have developed a sustainable sensor that can be placed directly on the surface of a vegetable or ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has been monitoring the cellulose acetate market and it is poised to grow by USD 910.42 mn during 2019-2023, progressing at a CAGR of over 3% during the forecast ...

Chicago, Dec. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. cellulose acetate market was valued at US$ 1.6 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach US$ 2.6 billion by 2035, growing at a CAGR of 4.7% during ...

People are smoking less than they used to. That’s good news for public health. But for the few chemical firms that make the cellulose acetate fibers used in cigarette filters, the decline poses a long ...

Woods Hole, MA. (December 8, 2021) -- Cellulose diacetate (CDA), a bio-based plastic widely used in consumer goods, disintegrates, and degrades in the ocean far quicker than previously assumed, ...

It is well known that discarded cigarette butts release nicotine, heavy metals and other toxins into the environment, including natural water systems. Less understood, however, is what happens to the ...