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

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 ...

This startling mechanism for promoting depolymerization relies on an additive that many plastics already contain: a pigment called carbon black that gives plastic its black color. Through a ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Carbon black, a common pigment in black plastics, can promote the depolymerization of polystyrene and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) through photothermal conversion ...

This marks SK chemicals' first depolymerization technology-based recycling center in Korea. The newly constructed ...

Their startling mechanism for promoting depolymerization relies on an additive that many plastics already contain: a pigment called carbon black that gives plastic its black color. Through a ...

The Japanese company says it initially will target used automotive materials such as airbags with its depolymerization ...

A research team from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Nanjing ...

Tokyo, Japan, February 20, 2025-Toray Industries has announced a breakthrough in recycling nylon 66. The company recently ...

SK Chemicals announced on the 18th that it will establish a "Recycling Innovation Center (RIC)" capable of producing recycled ...