A better fate for PVC

Pedro Moura and Dionisios G. Vlachos ()
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Pedro Moura: University of Delaware
Dionisios G. Vlachos: University of Delaware

Nature Sustainability, 2024, vol. 7, issue 12, 1556-1557

Abstract: A critical component of plastics waste, polyvinyl chloride, is tough to recycle efficiently and sustainably owing to its high chlorine content. Now, research shows how to convert polyvinyl chloride mixed with polypropylene, at room temperature, into chlorine-free hydrocarbons.

Date: 2024
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