plastics recycling

A breakthrough to revolutionize polymer plastics recycling
via Bing Image Creator A breakthrough to revolutionize polymer plastics recycling UF-led research makes major
UC Berkeley chemists tested their chemical process for breaking down polyethylene plastic on several types of post-consumer PE: four-pack tops, milk and shampoo bottles and plastic packaging. The yield of propylene from each is shown at the bottom. With improvements to the process, it could make a dent in the PE waste stream and provide a product in high-demand by the plastics industry without using more fossil fuels. (Photo credit: John Hartwig lab, UC Berkeley)
The ubiquitous plastic bag that blights the landscape may have finally become recyclable via a new process
UC Berkeley chemists tested their chemical process for breaking down polyethylene plastic on several types
The PCN film directly peeled off from the glass substrate shows high transparency and flexibility. Photo by Zepeng Lei.
A major step in the development of repairable and fully recyclable network polymers, a particularly challenging material to recycle
The PCN film directly peeled off from the glass substrate shows high transparency and flexibility.
Breaking down plastic bottles into component parts using MOFs
via Northwestern University Breaking down plastic bottles into component parts using MOFs Researchers first to
A way to use light and oxygen to upcycle polystyrene which makes up one third of landfill waste plastic
via Cornell University A way to use light and oxygen to upcycle polystyrene which makes
Monomers are recovered from a polymer to produce a new product that can be broken down into its building blocks again. (Graphic: from Wang HS et al, JASC, 2022)
A first step towards genuine plastic recycling?
Monomers are recovered from a polymer to produce a new product that can be broken
Increasing the rate of recycling substantially with new technology that can distinguish 12 different types of plastic
"The technology we’ve developed in collaboration with the university is nothing short of a breakthrough
Putting plastic eating bacteria on the global recycling menu
via UC Berkeley Putting plastic eating bacteria on the global recycling menu Bacteria which have
Infinitely recyclable plastic called PDK is not made from petroleum and is getting ready for industrial-scale manufacturing
Berkeley Lab scientists Brett Helms (left) and Corinne Scown hold samples of PDK plastic, a
The common bacteria E. coli can be deployed as a sustainable way to convert post-consumer plastic into vanillin
via Plastic Collectors The common bacteria E. coli can be deployed as a sustainable way
Help for plastics recycling: A new polymer can be re-used to make polymers of virgin quality
Scientists from the University of Groningen (The Netherlands) and the East China University of Science
A process to convert waste plastic into graphene
Rice University chemists turned otherwise-worthless pyrolyzed ash from plastic recycling into graphene through a Joule
A first-of-its-kind catalyst can break down polymers widely used in things like plastic grocery bags, toys, and food containers
via Ames Laboratory A first-of-its-kind catalyst can break down polymers widely used in things like
Another leap towards beating plastic waste
via University of Portsmouth Another leap towards beating plastic waste The scientists who re-engineered the plastic-eating
A plastic future that is no future at all
Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean is yet another remote island littered in plastic