Table salt could be the secret ingredient for better chemical recycling

ScienceDaily
Sep 8, 2023, 5:08 pm133 pts
Researchers have shown that table salt outperforms other expensive catalysts being explored for the chemical recycling of polyolefin polymers, which account for 60% of plastic waste. The research shows that sodium chloride could provide a safe, inexpensive and reusable way to make plastics more recyclable. The…

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