Car tires, replacement hip joints, bowling balls—these and other items are made from a class of plastics called thermosets, known for extreme durability. Their "crosslinked polymer" chemical ...

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

Most recycled polyester that we use comes from plastic water and soda bottles ... These materials have to go through a chemical reaction called polymerization, at extremely high heat. This means that ...

Turns out that the black plastic lid atop your coffee cup has a superpower. And the Stache Lab, which uncovered it, is exploiting that property to recycle at least two major types of plastic. Their ...

Accelerating Depolymerization Technology Commercialization through Comprehensive Recycling Solution Center Integrated with ...