Published inThe Polymerist·Feb 9, 2021Carbon Capture — Is it legit?Methane and carbon dioxide are the gases of the 21st century — The Polymerist is a free newsletter that publishes twice a week with one in-depth article on Tuesdays and a roundup and honest analysis of what happened in the world of chemicals on Fridays. Join the subscriber list to get free updates with honest analysis from someone with a PhD in…Carbon Emissions13 min readCarbon Emissions13 min read
Published inThe Polymerist·Feb 8, 2021You Can Only Get So Far On Your OwnI wouldn’t be here today with the mentors I’ve had even if I only had them for a short amount of time — The Polymerist is a free newsletter that publishes twice a week with one in-depth article on Tuesdays and a roundup and honest analysis of what happened in the world of chemicals on Fridays. Join the subscriber list to get free updates with honest analysis from someone with a PhD in…Mentorship12 min readMentorship12 min read
Published inThe Polymerist·Feb 8, 2021Furan Dicarboxylic Acid and Polyethylene FuranoateThe biobased plastic that could replace polyethylene terephthalate — The Polymerist is a free newsletter that publishes twice a week with one in-depth article on Tuesdays and a roundup and honest analysis of what happened in the world of chemicals on Fridays. Join the subscriber list to get free updates with honest analysis from someone with a PhD in…Chemicals9 min readChemicals9 min read
Published inThe Polymerist·Feb 8, 2021Platform Chemicals: PhenolThe Logo of The Polymerist — The Polymerist is a free newsletter that publishes twice a week with one in-depth article on Tuesdays and a roundup and honest analysis of what happened in the world of chemicals on Fridays. …Chemistry12 min readChemistry12 min read
Published inThe Polymerist·Jan 12, 2021GE Goes For Big Wind TurbinesComposites are the lightweight materials of our future — The Polymerist is a free newsletter that publishes twice a week with one in-depth article on Tuesdays and a roundup and honest analysis of what happened in the world of chemicals on Fridays. Join the subscriber list to get free updates with honest analysis from someone with a PhD in…Renewable Energy7 min readRenewable Energy7 min read
Published inThe Polymerist·Jan 6, 2021Member-onlyHow To Get a Job in The Chemical IndustryGetting interviews and getting offers are the two hurdles to overcome — This is an excerpt of a longer article that originally appeared in The Polymerist newsletter for free. If you are reading it here on Medium consider going over to our substack page and subscribing — it’s free and delivered directly to your email inbox. The Polymerist publishes at least twice…Chemicals15 min readChemicals15 min read
Published inThe Polymerist·Dec 26, 2020Solving The Plastic Waste ProblemA Working Proposal — This is a collection of Tuesday posts I wrote for my newsletter The Polymerist. A free newsletter that publishes twice a week with one in-depth article on Tuesdays and a roundup and honest analysis of what happened in the world of chemicals on Fridays. …Chemistry29 min readChemistry29 min read
Published inThe Polymerist·Nov 27, 2020Black Friday — Vote With Your Dollars. Write to Jeff Bezos or Your Representative.November 27, 2020 Today is what is known as “Black Friday” here in the United States. This is one of the busiest days of the year when it comes to consumer spending and the origin story can be read about here. Black Friday typically means the start of the holiday…Plastic5 min readPlastic5 min read
Published inThe Polymerist·Nov 7, 2020BASF Doubles Down on AgChemTech, Europe Leads in Sustainability, and Hexion Moves Into WrapsInnovation Hexion launched a fire resistant wrap for wood poles to help protect power grid infrastructure during wildfire events that are growing in frequency and magnitude over the last few years. Hexion’s wrap is named ArmorBuilt(TM) and it has passed wildfire simulation burn tests for fire resistance. This is a significant…Chemicals5 min readChemicals5 min read
Published inCARRE4·Nov 4, 2020Oil Down, Chemicals Up, and an Oil Less FutureThe majority of extracted and refined oil goes to combustion engines, but what if that demand goes away? — Electric Vehicles Taking Market Share Clean Technica reported last week that Europeans bought more electrified vehicles (electric + hybrids) than diesel powered vehicles in September for the first time in history. Diesel is not gasoline but this is still a significant milestone for Europe because diesel cars represent about 1/4 of new car sales. While…Oil5 min readOil5 min read