One Man's Trash
The great outdoors is rooted deeply in the fibers of Carl McAfee’s being, and has been for his entire life. Growing up in the backlands of Montana — a picturesque sprawl of untamed rivers and thicketed forests nestled beneath the majestic backdrop of the Northern Rockies — hunting and fishing along with other of nature’s bounties were just a step outside the back door of his family home in Missoula. “The only way that’s going to happen is if we fix the global pollution issues that we’ve created,” said McAfee, who earned his Ph. According to a 2021 Congressionally mandated report from the National Academy of Sciences, the U. “There are valuable materials in the scrap plastics and garbage dumps,” he said.
These rubber-plastic composites, which are made by blending different ratios of rubber and plastic to produce an entirely new material with its own unique chemical and physical properties, are rapidly gaining popularity in manufacturing sectors for their durability and overall benefit to the environment. He’s currently working on one of his more novel undertakings — polymer-encased rifle cartridges for Garland-based ammunition manufacturer True Velocity. The heart of McAfee’s mission along with his science is his polymer characterization lab. By combining his raw material with carefully selected reinforcement polymers, McAfee then executes the art of his science, successfully tailoring the properties of the resulting composite, such as its flexibility or heat resistance, to meet specific requirements. “Polymers are the new material of the last 20, 30 years — kind of like 100 years ago when it was all about metals and alloys,” McAfee said.
McAfee began working with synthetic polymers as a career in 1989, first with The Dow Chemical Company followed by a stint with the Chase Elastomer Corporation in 1994, both of which he credits for inspiring his interest in rubber-plastic composites. While McAfee handles the research and analysis in the lab, Debbie oversees the legalities and financial side of things, a partnership that has kept their company thriving even when recessions and other adverse national events bring the economy to a crawl. “Debbie brings a completely different knowledge and skillset to the table, and we make a great team,” McAfee said. McAfee remains humble about the success he’s seen as an entrepreneur, inventor and researcher. “I wanted to be on the world stage at the best place there is for chemistry, and that was Texas A&M University,” McAfee said.
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