Light, oxygen turn waste plastics into useful benzoic acid

ScienceDaily
Apr 11, 2022, 4:54 pm475 ptsHot
Chemists have discovered a way to use light and oxygen to upcycle polystyrene -- a type of plastic found in many common items -- into benzoic acid, a product stocked in undergraduate and high school chemistry labs and also used in fragrances, food preservatives, and other ubiquitous products.

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