Scientists found a catalyst that turns waste plastic waste into cleaner fuel much faster than before, making the process more ...

According to Interesting Engineering, the U.S. National Science Foundation has granted a research and development group $7 ...

"The approach is designed to be scalable for industrial use." Scientists make incredible breakthrough using thrown-out plastic: 'Less energy, less equipment, and fewer steps' first appeared on The ...

Scientists at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering have developed a new method to create strong, safe plastic without using ...

Recently, researchers from Yale University may have made a dent in that inefficiency. They successfully tested a novel way to ...

A new catalyst may enable mixed plastic recycling The future of plastic recycling could soon become far simpler and more efficient. Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a new plastic ...

It's moldable, biocompatible and glitters like gold. Plastic that can conduct an electric charge is a material that can be ...

Current methods to recycle plastics often use expensive catalysts, harsh conditions and produce toxic byproducts. New process converts PET plastic into monomer building blocks, which can be recycled ...

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The world is miserable at recycling plastics. Currently, just 10–15% of the plastic waste we generate annually is recycled — with the rest incinerated, buried in landfill or dumped as litter 1, 2. A ...

A common, black yeast-like fungus may be the solution to uncontrollable plastic waste production, according to a German ...

Nearly all black plastics get sent to the landfill or get incinerated because their pigment makes them difficult to sort in plastics recycling plants. As a result, the recycling industry pays little ...