Process converts polyethylene bags, plastics to polymer building blocks
Catalysts disassemble polymer while adding ethylene, producing propylene, the building blocks of polypropylene
03-Oct-2022 -
Polyethylene plastics — in particular, the ubiquitous plastic bag that blights the landscape — are notoriously hard to recycle. They’re sturdy and difficult to break down, and if they’re recycled at all, they’re melted into a polymer stew useful mostly for decking and other low-value ...
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