In recent years, biodegradable polymers derived from renewable resources, namely biopolymers, have been developed.
Dimethyl ether is a compound that belongs to the ether group: it is an isomer of ethyl alcohol. It represents the simplest aliphatic ether, it is a colorless gas with a faint ethereal odor, extremely flammable.
Methanol, the building block par excellence of basic chemistry, is the basis from which numerous complex chemicals and polymeric materials can be obtained as well as fuels suitable both for thermal engines, thanks to the high octane number, and for fuel cells, in DMFC, which indirectly, after its transformation into hydrogen by reforming.
Graphene, an exceptional allotrope of carbon, has a uniquely arranged in hexagonal lattice structure that mirrors the appearance of a honeycomb.
TPE name used to define a Thermoplastic Elastomer, also called thermoplastic rubber.
The most important use of urea is undoubtedly in agriculture as a nitrogen fertilizer: it is the most concentrated fertilizer (46% nitrogen soluble in water) in a form comparable to the nitrogen contained in organic fertilizers.
