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Scientists convert Plastics into useful Chemicals using Sunlight

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Visible Light–Driven Cascade Carbon–Carbon Bond Scission for Organic Transformations and Plastics RecyclingAdvanced Science, 2019; 1902020 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201902020

Chemists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have discovered a method that could turn plastic waste into valuable chemicals by using sunlight.

In lab experiments, the research team mixed plastics with their catalyst in a solvent, which allows the solution to harness light energy and convert the dissolved plastics into formic acid – a chemical used in fuel cells to produce electricity.

Reporting their work in Advanced Science, the team led by NTU Assistant Professor Soo Han Sen from the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences made their catalyst from the affordable, biocomp...

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