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 ...

Doctoral students have described a new selective biocatalyst in an interdisciplinary and inter-university collaboration. The ...

New polystyrene recycling process could be world's first to be both economical and energy-efficient Chemical method identified to tackle hard-to-recycle packaging material, cutting landfill waste ...

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.

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.

Researchers have developed a thermochemical approach, making it possible to recover valuable chemicals from polystyrene waste in a simple two-step process that could enable the recycling of insulating ...

UV light plus aluminium chloride as a catalyst can break down polystyrene so that it can be turned into a chemical used in fragrances and medicines ...

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.

Expanded polystyrene foam, the white fluffy plastic in styrofoam, was banned in food service ware on Jan. 1. But shoppers in CA say its still on the shelves.

Engineers have modeled a new way to recycle polystyrene that could become the first viable way of making the material reusable. The chemical method identified to tackle hard-to-recycle packaging ...