Upcycling plastics into energy-storage liquids

Abstract

On September 13, 2023, the Nanyang Technological University announced that its scientists had created a process that can upcycle most plastics into chemicals useful for energy storage, using light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and a commercially available catalyst, all at room temperature. According to the news release, the new process is very energy-efficient and can be easily powered by renewable energy in the future, unlike other heat-driven recycling processes like pyrolysis.