A team of materials scientists and engineers at ETH Zurich has developed a light-triggered chemical process for breaking down ...

The European company Reju may have developed the polyester recycling technology the textile industry needs. The question is ...

Acrylic polymers such as poly (methyl methacrylate)—the plastic used in Plexiglas—are durable materials with a huge variety of commercial applications. But the all-carbon backbones that give these ...

A research team has introduced an innovative solution for the depolymerization of polyethylene terephthalate (PET). This ...

A new discovery offers a promising way to break down stubborn plastics like Plexiglass into their original building blocks, ...

"Under ambient sunlight, the energy is not sufficient to break down these polymers. But if you increase the light intensity enough, then you start seeing the depolymerization. "We can certainly ...

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And the polymer can be recycled without losing its original properties. Using depolymerization, the researchers can convert polymers to pure monomers, which are the building blocks of polymers.

Solution of (a) before the reaction: poly(ethylene adipate) 500 mg, ethanol 5.0 mL, titanium catalyst (1.0 mol%). (b) Reaction mixture after 150 ºC for 6 h (clear ...