NREL pioneers cleaner route to upcycle plastics into superior products

(DOE/National Renewable Energy Laboratory) Researchers at the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have discovered a method of plastics upcycling -- transforming discarded products into new, high-value materials of better quality and environmental value -- that could economically incentivize the recycling of waste plastics and help solve one of the world's most looming pollution problems.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news