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Fluoropolymers are excellent materials for filters. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), the same polymer used in Teflon coatings, is inert, stable, hydrophobic, and durable, making it an ideal filtration media. Except for one potential problem. PTFE is a member of the PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) class. Even though PTFE no longer contains...
The materials we use to make products are usually chosen with performance as the highest priority, followed by cost. Performance encompasses both as-manufactured parameters and long-term reliability. While these metrics are crucial, they are not the only concern. Increasingly, environmental impact plays a more significant role in materials development and...
The Hierarchy of the Re’s You are probably familiar with the phrase “reduce, reuse, recycle.” You may have heard that it’s best to do things in that order. I suspect that you aren’t aware of starting with Refuse. As a verb, refuse means to say no to something. When individuals...
Recovering Noble Metals Apple made an audacious announcement in 2017, publicly stating a goal to eliminate mined rare earth elements from its iPhones. Stating such a goal, without a concrete plan to achieve it, was unheard of coming from the usually secretive Apple. It still isn’t clear how Apple will...
If you are familiar with B Corp certification, you probably associate B Corps with consumer brands like Patagonia or Ben & Jerry’s. Unless, of course, you work at Brewer Science. In 2021, the 3D InCites member became the first company in the semiconductor industry to earn B Corp certification. Over...
In June, the GreenBiz Circularity conference came to Seattle. With the conference site about 15 miles from me, I had to go. The last day included an in-depth session called “Recovering Critical Minerals from E-Waste and the Untapped Urban Mine.” The speakers represented companies that are household names—Google, Intel, Best...
The idea of semiconductor manufacturing becoming a trillion-dollar industry is astounding, exciting, or worrisome, depending on your viewpoint. Growth in the sector will provide jobs and create products that will make life better for millions of people. But the more chips we make, the higher the environmental impact of their...
Do you know how many individual elements and chemical compounds are required to make a circuit board? I don’t. There are dozens, perhaps more. The list covers much of the periodic table. Making the semiconductor industry supply chain more environmentally responsible involves considering how we extract, produce, use, and dispose...
Today is Earth Day, April 22. What’s so special about Earth Day? Shouldn’t we care about our planet every day? Earth Day is special for me personally because it’s also the anniversary of the day I became a published author. My first book, Material Value, came out on April 22,...
UniCoat®, the ideal solution for applicators producing a wide variety of painted components with wet paint or powder paint BERLIN, July 2021: Atotech, a leading global supplier of specialty surface-finishing solutions, announces the global launch of UniCoat® CTR, our next-generation single step cleaner coater process for multi-metal paint applications. Based...
