Researchers at the University of Adelaide have innovated a method to convert polyethylene waste into valuable chemicals using light-driven photocatalysis and solar energy, paving the…
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A new paper addresses the environmental challenges in textile manufacturing due to increased global demand and proposes using agricultural residues and recycled materials for sustainable…
Engineers have developed a groundbreaking reversible glue, which promises to transform recycling processes. This environmentally friendly, water-based glue can easily detach labels from bottles, thus…
This cardboard-based foam reinforced with gelatin could make packaging materials more sustainable. Credit: Jinsheng Gou Eco-friendly cushioning foam made from recycled cardboard offers a stronger,…
Chemists from the University of Copenhagen created a green method to recycle polyester using hartshorn salt, offering a breakthrough in textile recycling. Above is depolymerized…
The team’s newly developed chemical process can upcycle polyesters to morpholine amides using the solvent morpholine and a small amount of titanium-based catalyst. Credit: Tokyo…
Valuable chemicals are selectively produced from mixed plastic waste by an ORNL-developed plastic deconstruction process. Credit: Tomonori Saito, Md Arifuzzaman and Adam Malin, ORNL/U.S. Dept.…
Researchers have developed a method to upcycle plastics into valuable surfactants used in products like soap and detergents. This discovery, rooted in the molecular similarity…
Researchers used highly sensitive imaging techniques and developed machine learning methods that can identify compostable plastics among conventional types. Researchers have created classification models that enable…
Photo of a plastic bag underwater. A team of scientists, led by Aaron Sadow, a researcher at Ames National Laboratory, Professor of Chemistry at Iowa…
In the study, 12 cyanobacterial strains were examined for their ability to biosorb rare earth elements, as a sustainable alternative for bioremediation and metal recovery.…
A new method to convert low-density plastic waste to fuel and raw materials promises to help close the carbon cycle. Credit: Art by Melanie Hess-Robinson…
Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new products. This helps to conserve natural resources and reduces the amount of waste sent to…
A recent study has detailed a method of converting plastic waste into a highly porous form of charcoal that has a large surface area of…
Researchers have taken a key step toward greatly expanding the range of plastics that can be recycled. Scientists have taken a key step toward greatly…
Plastic waste may one day be upcycled to useful commodity chemicals instead of ending up in the environment. Credit: Image by Cortland Johnson | Pacific…
The team’s vanillin derivative can be degraded upon command. This instruction would be sent with a certain wavelength of light. Light-based upcycling: crosslinked polymers produced…
Researchers have developed a method that converts cotton into sugar, which can then be turned into spandex, nylon, or ethanol. Many of us try to…
Timelapse of plastic degradation. A new enzyme variant can break down plastics that typically take centuries to degrade in just a matter of hours to…
Carolina chemists develop a way to modify common polymers used in grocery bags, water and soda bottles and packaging to make it easier — and…