Pyrolysis-based advanced recycling can reduce greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions and increase US recycling rates, according to a peer-reviewed life-cycle study published in the November 2023 issue of ...

Manufacturers use method that labels plastic as ‘circular’ and climate-friendly, despite being mostly fossil-based ...

(THE CONVERSATION) In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It’s now about 400 million tons – an increase of nearly 20,000%. As a material, it has seemingly limitless potential.

During pyrolysis, the plastic polymers are broken down into smaller molecules, resulting in the production of liquid oil, fuel source gases such as methane, propane and butane, and char. Char is the ...

Picture this: a 21-year-old backyard scientist in Alabama, Julian Brown, sweeps away some dirt and leaves from his homemade solar- and generator-powered, 10-magnetron-powered pyrolysis microwave ...

It’s lightweight, low-cost, almost endlessly customizable, and concerningly ubiquitous: For all its benefits, plastic—and plastic waste—is a big problem. Unlike glass, which is infinitely recyclable, ...

PROVIDENCE — State Sen. Frank Lombardo III says using a high-heat process called pyrolysis to break down plastic garbage into oils, tar and gases that can be burned or repurposed into other consumer ...

A purpose-driven innovation by a Hyderabad professor shows how non-recyclable plastic can be transformed into low-cost fuel while tackling India’s growing waste crisis.

New research focuses on optimizing a promising technology called pyrolysis, which can chemically recycle waste plastics into more valuable chemicals. It's lightweight, low-cost, almost endlessly ...