The University of Texas at Arlington5d
New technique bringing the heat to tackle plastic waste
UTA chemists explain how plastic pyrolysis works to breaks down plastic waste into molecules that be used again ...
SFGate17d
Plastic pyrolysis − chemists explain a technique attempting to tackle plastic waste by bringing the heat
Plastic pyrolysis is a chemical process that involves chemically breaking down plastics into other molecules by heating the plastics to extremely high temperatures in the absence of oxygen.
Science News4y
Plastic drinking water pipes exposed to high heat can leak hazardous chemicals
Scientists suspected that, among other possibilities, plastic drinking water pipes exposed to extreme heat released the chemicals (SN: 11/13/20). Now, lab experiments show that’s possible.
Phys.org19d
Plastic pyrolysis: Chemists explain a technique attempting to tackle plastic waste by bringing the heat
Plastic pyrolysis is a chemical process that involves chemically breaking down plastics into other molecules by heating the plastics to extremely high temperatures in the absence of oxygen.