Virginia Tech: Scientists Turn One of the World's Most Hated Plastics Into Premium Lubricant
August 06, 2026
August 06, 2026
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 6 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Scientists turn one of the world's most hated plastics into premium lubricant
Polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, is among the most common plastics on the planet but also one of the hardest to recycle responsibly. In a new study in Nature, scientists describe a method to strip chlorine from PVC and convert the remaining material into synthetic lubricant-based oils that perf . . .
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Scientists turn one of the world's most hated plastics into premium lubricant
Polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, is among the most common plastics on the planet but also one of the hardest to recycle responsibly. In a new study in Nature, scientists describe a method to strip chlorine from PVC and convert the remaining material into synthetic lubricant-based oils that perf . . .