High-performance plastic made from renewable oils is chemically recyclable by design

Charlotte K. Williams () and Georgina L. Gregory

Nature, 2021, vol. 590, issue 7846, 391-392

Abstract: Plastics are invaluable materials, but they use up petroleum resources and persist in the environment. A high-performance plastic derived from renewable oils has been designed at the molecular level to be truly recyclable.

Keywords: Green chemistry; Chemistry; Materials science; Synthesis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-021-00349-9

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