Michael Timko, Ph.D., Professor of Chemical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, adds, "Our analysis finds polystyrene to be an ideal candidate for a chemical recycling process.

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there were no chemical bonds to break, allowing the materials to be reprocessed. According to Xu, the Berkeley Lab study can readily be extended to other polymers and fillers. Polystyrene is one ...