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The new method works without extremely high temperatures, is therefore more energy-efficient and has a significantly higher recovery rate (approx. 96 per cent of the starting material) than established processes. These findings will be published on 17 February 2021 in the scientific journal
Nature.
Mechanical recycling vs. chemical recycling The direct re-utilization of plastics is often hampered by the fact that, in practice, mechanical recycling only functions to a limited degree - because the plastics are contaminated and mixed with additives, which impairs the properties of the recycled materials , Stefan Mecking explains. Chemical recycling is an alternative: Via a chemical process, used plastic is broken down into its molecular building blocks, which can then be converted into new plastic.