-Plastic Recycling. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling is a challenging task due to the lack of efficient and cost-effective depolymerization methods. Junwang Tang (唐军旺) and coworkers develop a microwav
Chemistry plays a pivotal role in the recycling of plastics by enabling the breakdown of complex polymer structures into useful monomers or other valuable chemical intermediates. The chapter delves into the chemical processes involved in plastic recycling, focusing on various techniques for polymer ...
Often with materials sorted in mechanical recycling, chemical recycling can be part of a process to produce a high-quality, virgin-like polymer with properties that are better than mechanically treated plastic wastes. There are a number of applicable depolymerization technologies. ...
-Plastic Recycling.Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling is a challenging task due to the lack of efficient and cost-effective depolymerization methods. Junwang Tang (唐军旺) and coworkers develop a microwave catalytic depolymerization method for PET recycli...
Highly selective upcycling of plastic mixture waste by microwave-assisted catalysis over Zn/b-ZnO Traditional catalytic methods for recycling plastic often suffer from reduced efficiency and high energy demands. Here, the authors demonstrate a highly efficient and rapid process for depolymerizing plastic...
Enzymatic depolymerization of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) towards monomer recycling is a promising strategy for a bio-based circular plastic economy, but progress is limited by the lack of standard guidelines for assessing and comparing the depolymerization efficiency catalysed by various PET hydrolases...
PlasticsPlastics Jun 20, 2024 ACC Statement on ProPublica Story about Pyrolysis (Advanced Recycling) Today, ProPublica published an article dismissing the value of advanced recycling. The following statement may be attributed to Ross Eisenberg, President of America’s Plastic Makers® ...
Chemistry is an essential branch of science that explores matter’s composition, structure, and properties and the changes it undergoes during chemical reactions. It plays a vital role in daily life, from medicine and environmental sustainability to technological innovation and industry. When it comes...
After lunch, Jasmine Hong, a student representative from Green Chemistry McGill, shared insights on how to bring green chemistry to your own institution. She discussed several ways that you can engage your campus, such as getting your department involved (glove recycling program, GCC signing), sta...
Other plastics, like polyethylene (bags) and polypropylene (cups, plastic food containers), can be recycled or reprocessed to be used again. Many areas of the country have recycling programs that focus on one or more of the commodity plastics that have been assigned a recycling code (see ...