New Catalyst Breaks Down Polyolefin Plastics into Higher Value Materials
A new type of catalyst breaks down polyolefin plastics into new, useful products.
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A new type of catalyst breaks down polyolefin plastics into new, useful products.
A new type of catalyst breaks down polyolefin plastics into new, useful products.
In an important step towards a commercially viable green hydrogen industry, researchers have created a less expensive and more energy-efficient method of producing hydrogen straight from saltwater.
E-Mail IMAGE: Long hydrocarbon chains of polymers are broken into shorter units with the introduction of aluminum end groups. view more Credit: U.S. Department of Energy, Ames Laboratory Scientists at the Institute for Cooperative Upcycling of Plastics (iCOUP), an Energy Frontier Research Center led by Ames Laboratory, have discovered a chemical process that provides biodegradable, valuable chemicals, which are used as surfactants and detergents in a range of applications, from discarded plastics. The process has the potential to create more sustainable and economically favorable...