Refinity, a new company by Innventure, Inc., has secured global licensing rights from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland for a unique technology that converts mixed plastic waste into chemical ...

Despite polyethylene terephthalate (PET) being one of the most widely recycled plastics, only about 20% of used PET bottles ...

What is "Waste to Chemicals"? Waste to Chemicals refers to transforming wastes and residues to energy, fuels and other useful, valuable materials. How It Relates to Green Chemistry: Finite fossil ...

Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have introduced an innovative chemical process capable of upcycling polyesters, including PET found in plastic bottles, into morpholine amide. The team’s ...

Researchers in China have developed a method to convert polystyrene plastic waste into valuable chemicals using solar energy ...

Converting biomass such as waste cooking oil into useful chemicals through catalysis can help create a more sustainable chemical industry. However, conventional techniques require enormous energy and ...

SINGAPORE, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell RDSa.L said on Tuesday it plans to build a pyrolysis oil upgrader to turn plastic waste into chemical feedstock at its petrochemical complex in ...

Recycling bin filled with plastic bottles emphasizes waste management and environmental awareness. Image in public domain.

An effective method for turning waste plastic into valuable chemicals is photothermal catalysis, which is powered by clean solar energy. By using a catalytic process, solar energy can be captured and ...

Synthetic biologists have engineered bacteria to convert carbon waste into valuable chemicals. The carbon-negative approach could contribute to a net-zero emissions economy. [Justin Muir] Bacteria are ...

Photothermal catalysis, fueled by clean solar energy, offers an efficient solution for converting waste plastic into valuable chemicals. This catalytic process harnesses the power of solar energy and ...

Professor Kotohiro Nomura’s research group at Tokyo Metropolitan University has developed an efficient method for the exclusive depolymerization of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) *1, PET bottles and ...