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Molten salt chemistry converts consumer polymer into fuel
April 08, 2026
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release:

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Molten salt chemistry converts consumer polymer into fuel

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Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a method to convert a commonly discarded hydrocarbon polymer into gasoline- and diesel-like fuels. The team has applied for a patent for the discovery, which tr . . .

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