A new chemical process can essentially vaporize plastics that dominate the waste stream today and turn them into hydrocarbon building blocks for new plastics. The catalytic process, developed at the ...
Europe produced 58.8 million tonnes of plastics in 2022. — © AFP JOSH EDELSON Europe produced 58.8 million tonnes of plastics in 2022. — © AFP JOSH EDELSON ...
Automotive plastics account for up to 18% of a car's mass, yet only a small share – less than one-fifth – is typically ...
Graduate student RJ Conk adjusts a reaction chamber in which mixed plastics are degraded into the reusable building blocks of new polymers. A new chemical process can essentially vaporize plastics ...