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West Virginia University

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Researchers at West Virginia University's Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources have received a $859,136 grant from the REMADE Institute and Braskem to increase the recycling rate of single-use plastics by converting the plastic waste into valuable aromatics that are used to create petrochemical materials.

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