Sunlight hits tiny particles of plastic floating in a clear water solution. Slowly, they begin to disappear, leaving behind a ...
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New process upcycles PET plastic into fresh feedstocks while producing hydrogen
Researchers have developed electrochemical methods that break down waste PET plastic, the material in most disposable water ...
The plastic lifecycle currently emits more than 0.85 gigatons of greenhouse gases. If current plastic production and consumption patterns continue, emissions could reach 1.34 gigatons per year by 2050 ...
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Scientists discover how to turn plastic waste into vinegar: 'We were inspired by mushrooms'
Hundreds of millions of tons of plastic are produced globally every year. New research shows how that waste can be turned ...
Plastic waste is one of the most serious pollution problems on the planet. Plastics are hard to break down and can last for decades in nature, even under the harshest conditions. A new catalyst ...
Plastics are widely used but difficult to degrade, posing an ecological challenge. A team from SIAT developed degradable "living plastics" using synthetic biology and polymer engineering. They ...
Fakuma launches Innovation Award for plastics processing excellence with six categories and expert jury evaluation ...
Technology is giving us more options for plastic waste, but new methods are still far from perfect. This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in ...
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