Douglas D. Schumann Library & Learning Commons: ENGR 1500: Intro to Engineering Design (Prof. Brigham): Breaking Down Non-recyclable Plastics

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catalytic AND plastic waste
chemical recycling AND plastic waste
gasification and plastic waste
plastic feedstock recycling
pyrolysis AND plastic waste
To find a literature review, add this phrase: "literature review" OR "review of the literature"

ACS: Advanced Recycling
Information from the American Chemical Society on the chemical recycling of plastics.
Are Microbes the Future of Recycling? It’s Complicated
An article on a corporate start-up that uses enzymatic recycling to depolymerize PET plastics.
Case Western Researchers Develop Chemical Process to Recycle Thermoset Polymers
This 2020 article appeared in the trade journal Recycling Today.
Plastic Has a Problem; Is Chemical Recycling the Solution?
This article from Chemical & Engineering News offers a description of the plastics problem, and a possible solution.