Catalytic pyrolysis has emerged as a versatile process for transforming mixed plastic waste into fuels and chemical feedstocks under an inert atmosphere at elevated temperatures. By coupling thermal ...

PNNL licenses catalytic process to Refinity to convert mixed plastic waste into sustainable aviation fuel and other products.

Dr. Byungwook Hwang's research team from the CCS Research Department at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) has successfully developed a process that applies the circulating fluidized bed ...

Plastic waste has become a global environmental challenge owing to its persistence and volume. Pyrolysis and related thermal degradation processes offer promising routes for converting end-of-life ...

In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It’s now about 400 million tons – an increase of nearly 20,000%. As a material, it has seemingly limitless potential. Plastic is ...

Yale researchers unveiled a 3D-printed carbon column reactor that can convert 66% of polyethylene plastic into fuel chemicals without costly catalysts. The breakthrough addresses major efficiency and ...

The rapid accumulation of plastic waste is currently posing significant risks for both human health and the environment on Earth. A possible solution to this problem would be to recycle plastic waste, ...

Evonik’s Purocel product line offers adsorbents specifically designed to remove impurities from pyrolysis oil. The Purocel ...

A worker carries out the process of converting plastic waste into petasol fuel, using a fast pyrolysis (faspol) machine. - Photo: Antara JAKARTA: (Bernama-Xinhua) Indonesia's National Research and ...

Agricultural waste is often seen as a disposal problem, but new research suggests it could be a powerful tool for climate change mitigation. A study published in Agricultural Ecology and Environment ...

The company tried educational chatbots and cryptocurrency. Then nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, of movies and cars. Even a service to Catholic churches allowing them to manage their finances using ...

This article originally appeared on ProPublica. Last year, I became obsessed with a plastic cup. It was a small container that held diced fruit, the type thrown into lunch boxes. And it was the first ...