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  • Researchers: It's possible to close the circle on plastic recycling using renewable energy

    Aug 11, 2023 11:00 am by Tracy CraneInnovation
    Joaquín Rodríguez-López, Jeffrey Moore, and Yuting Zhou have demonstrated a new method that uses the renewable energy source of electricity to recycle a prevalently used form of plastic

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    U of I researchers show for the first time how to use electricity to recycle a prevalent form of thermoplastic so it can be reformed for various high value uses. 'It’s possible. It’s very challenging. There are limitations. ...But it’s possible.' 

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