Never Lick The Spoon!

Let’s define the problem.  Is there a plastic iceberg in the ocean? No, of course not. Micro plastics are invisible. And it’s going up the food chain. Why is there no solution for complex plastics (like nappies and crisp packets)?  How can we make multifunctional materials with smart polymers for solving grand challenges?    Join host Professor Joao Cabral (Chemical Engineering, Imperial), Professor Alamgir Karim (Chemical Engineering at University of Houston) and Post Doc Researcher Dr. Pedro Nakasu (Imperial) as they discuss the complexity of the life cycle of polymers (plastics) and how it affects the drive towards sustainable waste solutions.   Host Professor Joao Cabral - Professor of Soft Matter, Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial Joao's links: https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/j.cabral   Guests Prof Alamgir Karim - Dow Chair and Welch Foundation Professor Director, International Polymer & Soft Matter Center (IPSMC) Alamgir's links: https://www.chee.uh.edu/faculty/karim Dr. Pedro Nak