Catalyst converts plastic waste into hydrogen and valuable chemical building blocks
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Fernando Gomollón-Bel2026-04-28T08:39:00
Researchers reuse old car battery acid, simultaneously combining waste streams in move towards circular chemicals
A photocatalyst has been created that can turn plastic waste into hydrogen and value-added chemicals. Moreover, the reaction repurposes car battery acid, creating a synergistic, sustainable strategy to recycle polymers like polyurethane, polyethylene-terephthalate (PET) and nylon.