All chemical recycling articles
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Opinion
Chemistry is paving the path to net zero
From energy and materials to food and transport, the central science is having an impact
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Research
Directing group facilitates catalytic breakdown of high-performance polymer
Polymer maintains strength during regular use but selectively breaks down when exposed to a nickel catalyst
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Business
California sues ExxonMobil over misleading plastic recycling claims
Suit claims firm used false claims to justify producing vast amounts of single-use plastics
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Research
Glycolysis method breaks down mixed textiles for recycling
A new strategy chemically recycles the most common fibres found in fashion waste, including polyester, cotton and nylon
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News
Chemical recycling finds itself in the firing line as viability of process questioned
Analysis finds that ‘advanced recycling’ creates a toxic waste problem, but some researchers are concerned important nuance is not acknowledged
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Research
Organocatalyst deconstructs mixed plastic waste into monomers
Step towards closed-loop recycling
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Research
Polyurethane foams given a new lease of life as high-performance 3D printing inks
Upcycling method paves way to work with other hard to reuse thermoset plastics
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Research
Pyrolysed plastic waste converted into valuable chemical feedstocks
’Economic mindset’ shapes plastic upcycling approach
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Research
Pulsed pyrolysis offers better way to breakdown plastics into their building blocks
US team hopes that catalyst-free system could be greener and more efficient than than other depolymerisation attempts
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Research
Redesigned biopolymer solves thermal stability challenge
Chemical redesign makes PHAs easier to process and recycle
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News
Plastics need a complete redesign to make them easier to recycle, researchers argue
Thousands of chemicals used in plastics makes creating a truly circular economy far harder
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Webinar
Is this the future of bioplastics upcycling?
Learn more about chemical methods for a new route to active upcycling of PLA
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Research
Mixed plastic waste converted into useful materials in dual chemical–biological approach
Process can convert polystyrene, PET and polyethylene waste into chemical feedstocks
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Research
Waste plastics unzipped into useful pieces
Chemical recycling of polyethylene produces feedstock usually obtained from crude oil.
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Research
Mineralisation makes chemical recycling of fluoropolymers a possibility
By using molten sodium hydroxide, researchers show they can produce fluorite from fluoropolymers in a two-step process
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Research
Clever ring-strain engineering creates infinitely recyclable polymer – but are they ready to compete with commercial plastics?
Ultra-stable polymer that can be broken down into its feedstock could be a foot in the door to a circular plastics economy
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Webinar
Is chemical recycling of plastics the future?
Join us to find out how the existing recycling system works, where we are with chemical recycling, and the opportunities and challenges it presents for the future of recycling
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Opinion
Chemical upcycling
Economics is central to invigorating the transition to a circular economy for plastic
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Research
Plastic waste upcycled to high-value chemicals in one-pot process
Polyethylene chains are broken down and aromatised to produce valuable alkylaromatic products