The enzyme variant can break down plastics in a matter of hours to days on an industrial scale, at just 122°F (50°C).

Baby Boomers remains the second largest generational group in the United States (behind Millennials), and it is responsible for steady increases in the median age of the population. An aging population, likewise, has led to an increase in the number of physician visits as well as advancements in health care technology.

A chemical leak at a plant in La Porte, Texas, left two people dead and another 30 injured on July 27.

Plastic can be used to manufacture products from packaging to aerospace. Manufacturers may use different methods to create and mold these products, but there will always be one constant — heat. If the heating solution is not efficient, productivity and quality will suffer, notes Clive Jones, managing director of thermal fluid specialist Global Heat Transfer.

A rental program allows food, chemical, plastics and other processors to test a continuous processor in actual operating conditions prior to purchase. The continuous processors can be used to mix, compound, crystallize, encapsulate and chemically react liquid and dry materials, including in sanitary environments requiring USDA- and 3A-compliant designs.