Researchers at Northwestern University have built a solid-state electrolyzer that converts carbon monoxide from plastic waste gas into ethylene, one of the most widely used chemical building blocks on ...
A recent innovation could make it easier to transform plastic waste into usable products. In September 2025, the University of Delaware announced a breakthrough in hydrogenolysis, a chemical reaction ...
A University of Delaware-led team has developed a new catalyst that converts plastic waste into liquid fuels faster and more efficiently than existing methods, offering a potential solution to growing ...
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Cutting-edge South Korean waste-to-fuel technology transforms cruise plastic waste into usable energy FORT LEE, NJ, UNITED STATES, January 8, 2026 /EINPresswire.com ...
Burning plastic waste for household fuel, or to manage household waste, may be far more prevalent in poor urban areas in ...
Picture this: the same plastic bottles piling up in landfills could end up powering our world. That’s the idea driving a fresh project in Mizoram. The state’s ...
Several global trends are colliding with disastrous consequences for health and the environment, new research warns. Plastic production has skyrocketed since the 1950s, from a few million tons a year ...
Ali Kamali, a doctoral candidate in chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Delaware, inspects a sample of liquid fuel created from plastics. He is part of a UD-led research team ...