Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Large proportions of plastic waste don't get recycled. Westend61 via Getty Images Plus In 1950, global plastic production was ...

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 ...

A new technology has been developed to continuously break down waste plastic and extract base oil for industrial lubricants. The Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) announced on the 5th ...

Thermal pyrolysis of plastics has drawn considerable attention as a reliable and emerging technology for resource recycling since it can create valuable by-products in the process. A recent study ...

Yale researchers unveiled a 3D-printed carbon column reactor that can convert 66% of polyethylene plastic into fuel chemicals without costly catalysts. The breakthrough addresses major efficiency and ...

(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.