ORNL scientists close the cycle on recycling mixed plastics
October 19, 2023
October 19, 2023
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release:
ORNL's organocatalyst deconstructs mixed plastics at different temperatures, which facilitates recovering their individual monomers separately, in reusable form. Credit: Jill Hemman/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy
Little of the mixed consumer plastics thrown away or placed in recycle bins actually ends up being recycled. Nearly 90% is buried in l . . .
ORNL's organocatalyst deconstructs mixed plastics at different temperatures, which facilitates recovering their individual monomers separately, in reusable form. Credit: Jill Hemman/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy
Little of the mixed consumer plastics thrown away or placed in recycle bins actually ends up being recycled. Nearly 90% is buried in l . . .