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

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 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 ...

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

To make the circular economy successful at scale, it is essential to drive efforts with science and facts rather than emotions.

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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 ...