Polymer editing can upcycle waste into higher-performance plastics
January 17, 2025
January 17, 2025
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release:
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Polymer editing can upcycle waste into higher-performance plastics
In this animation, polymers of discarded plastics are edited to generate macromolecules that may be reused in other products. The makeup of the polymer chains determines the properties of resulting plastics. Credit: Jacquelyn DeMink/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of . . .
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Polymer editing can upcycle waste into higher-performance plastics
In this animation, polymers of discarded plastics are edited to generate macromolecules that may be reused in other products. The makeup of the polymer chains determines the properties of resulting plastics. Credit: Jacquelyn DeMink/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of . . .