A team of South Korean researchers has developed the world’s first hydrogen-powered plasma torch that uses temperatures up to ...

The social enterprise set to work shredding plastic, melting it and shaping the liquid plastic into face shields and frames. Soon a first set of shields was delivered.

Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a groundbreaking nickel-based catalyst that could transform the way the ...

Chemists have come up with a new way to recycle plastic into something valuable, which could help reduce plastic waste polluting the environment.

When the catalyst breaks down polyolefins, the low-value solid plastics transform into liquid oils and ... to form low-quality plastic pellets. But because different types of plastics have different ...

Turning plastic trash into treasure Catalytic method upcycles single-use plastic into high-quality liquid products Date: October 23, 2019 Source: Northwestern University Summary: Researchers have ...

The heat melts the plastic into a single layer that conforms to the shape of the mold cavity, while leaving the interior of the final product hollow.