All plastic waste could become new, high-quality plastic through advanced steam cracking
Published Date: 10/18/2019
Source: phys.org
A research group at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has developed an efficient process for breaking down any plastic waste to a molecular level. The resulting gases can then be transformed back into new plastics—of the same quality as the original. The new process could transform today's plastic factories into recycling refineries, within the framework of their existing infrastructure.