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Critical advances and future opportunities in upcycling commodity polymers

Critical advances and future opportunities in upcycling commodity polymers

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Critical advances and future opportunities in upcycling commodity polymers

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Critical advances and future opportunities in upcycling commodity polymers

Publisher

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Nature (London), 2022-03, Vol.603 (7903), p.803-814

Language

English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

The vast majority of commodity plastics do not degrade and therefore they permanently pollute the environment. At present, less than 20% of post-consumer plastic waste in developed countries is recycled, predominately for energy recovery or repurposing as lower-value materials by mechanical recycling. Chemical recycling offers an opportunity to rev...

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Critical advances and future opportunities in upcycling commodity polymers

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2645856719

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2645856719

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ISSN

0028-0836

E-ISSN

1476-4687

DOI

10.1038/s41586-021-04350-0

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