Upcycling polymers of discarded plastics (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Upcycling polymers of discarded plastics

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To upcycle the polymers of discarded plastics, chemists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory invented a way to generate new macromolecules with more valuable properties than those of the starting material.

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Adam Malin/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

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