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

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

Nylon-66 is an important thermoplastic that finds widespread applications in automotive parts, electronics, and textiles. Chemical depolymerization to form nylon-66 monomers, namely, adipic acid (AA) ...

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

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

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

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

Department of Macromolecular Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan ...

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

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 ...