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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Científicos convierten plásticos en un material que se degrada mucho más rápido

NEW FOOD MAGAZINE

Investigadores han desarrollado un proceso simple que convierte plásticos usados en un nuevo material que se degrada considerablemente más rápido. El método sustituye átomos de oxígeno por azufre en la estructura del plástico, un proceso fácilmente escalable a nivel industrial.

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