The process uses an iron-based catalyst that cycles through oxidation phases, breaking down the chemical structure of the polystyrene as it does so. Per the SciTechDaily report, it turns the foam ...

Created Capacity To Make Styrene, Key Ingredient of One Kind of Synthetic Rubber. Now Styrene is Built Up To Polystyrene, Presenting Industry With Large Quantities of a Cheap and Versatile Plastic ...

The space available to each polystyrene chain depended on its position in the structure—and, therefore, determined how much it tangled together with its neighbors. By confining the polymer ...