Australian scientists manage to break down 90% of styrofoam polystyrene plastics in 30 minutes using violet light, air, and ...

Engineers found a way to turn a common type of plastic called polystyrene, which is often used to make styrofoam, into a valuable aromatic chemical used to scent soaps, flavor foods, and stabilize ...

Polystyrene has been turned into a valuable chemical found in seaweed – by exposing it to sunlight. The indestructible plastic is found in everything from takeaway containers to TV packaging.

Thermodynamic and economic analysis of a deployable and scalable process to recover Monomer-Grade styrene from waste polystyrene. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024; 492: 152079 DOI: 10.1016/j.cej ...

Polystyrene, as useful as it seemed, is a harmful substance, known to leak toxic chemicals. The foam-like structure can cause it to break into small pieces, which are easily carried away in the wind.

Diphenylmethane is a chemical commonly used in fragrances and medicines. It is 10 times more valuable than polystyrene itself, so the conversion creates an economic incentive to reduce polystyrene ...

Polystyrene, the main material in plastic tableware and insulating materials, is a widely used polymer but is currently difficult to recycle. Reporting in the journal Angewandte Chemie, a team of US ...

Agilyx has the capability to recycle 95 percent of the polystyrene it accepts, including takeout food containers and Styrofoam coffee cups. Assessments have also shown the chemical recycling process ...

Agilyx has been investing in chemical recycling technologies for waste plastics since 2004, according to a report by Beyond Plastics. AmSty operates a polystyrene complex in St. James, La.

Bussières says polystyrene is ideal for chemical recycling because every chain link is the same (in many polymers, there are different kinds of chain links): "Technology can bring something that ...

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.

Polystyrene, the main material in plastic tableware and insulating materials, is a widely used polymer but is currently difficult to recycle. Reporting in the journal Angewandte Chemie, a team of US ...