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Making molecules with microplastics

Nature Synthesis 2022 6 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Dylan G. Boucher, Shelley D. Minteer

Summary

Researchers developed a method to convert microplastic waste into useful chemical products using a combination of light-driven and biological electrochemical processes, essentially turning plastic pollution into fuel. This approach could offer a novel strategy for tackling microplastic waste while generating valuable outputs rather than simply disposing of the material.

Methods for electrochemical recycling of microplastic waste to value-added products are extremely sought-after. Here, a tandem photoelectrochemical-bioelectrocatalytic approach converts microplastics to chemical fuels and uses the microplastics as an electron source for electrochemical transformations.

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