Researchers have developed a one-step process that converts existing plastics into a new material that degrades significantly faster. The method replaces oxygen atoms with sulfur in the plastic's structure, weakening its molecular bonds. Published in Chem Circularity, the process is described as easily scalable to industrial quantities.
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Forscher aus Edinburgh wandeln Lebensmittelverpackungen in schneller abbaubares Plastik um

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Wissenschaftler haben ein einfaches Verfahren entwickelt, das bestehende Plastikabfälle in ein neues Material umwandelt, das deutlich schneller abbaut. Die Methode ersetzt Sauerstoffatome durch Schwefel in der Polymerstruktur und schwächt so die molekularen Bindungen. Das Verfahren gilt zudem als leicht skalierbar.

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