Sunlight-driven process upcycles polystyrene waste and elemental sulfur into valuable organic compounds

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Sunlight can be used to convert polystyrene waste and excess sulfur into valuable organic products. The team that created the new process hopes that it could be a way to tackle the millions of tonnes of polystyrene waste generated every year, without the need for energy intensive methods.