A blast of light gives Styrofoam and other plastics new purpose

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A new processing method can transform waste polystyrene — a common type of plastic — into valuable small molecules¹.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-00891-0

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Oh, S. & Stache, E. E. J. Am. Chem. Soc. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.2c01411 (2022).

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