Liu and his colleagues used ultraviolet light as an energy source and aluminium chloride as a catalyst to break down the chemical structure of the polystyrene. They then used the same catalyst and ...

Looking at the structure of polystyrene offers insights on why ... The sunlight provides energy that breaks apart chemical bonds. Chris Reddy, a co-author on the paper, adds that“different ...

Pictured here, Guoliang Liu and Zhen Xu upcycled polystyrene waste by exposing it to UV light and adding an organic compound called dichloromethane to produce a valuable chemical called ...

Syndiotactic polystyrene (sPS) is a material with unique properties, including high melting temperature, good chemical resistance and a nanoporous structure in the crystal unit. These properties ...

A father and son on a makeshift boat made from a polystyrene paddle move through a garbage-filled river in Manila (Credit: Getty) Polystyrene has been turned into a valuable chemical found in ...

The carbon black converted the LED light into heat. The heat then broke apart the polystyrene’s molecular structure, creating a mixture of shorter one-, two- and three-styrene units. And these three ...

The agreement combines GreenMantra's new patent-pending process for converting waste polystyrene into useful polymers with Sun Chemical's deep expertise in inks formulation. The goal is to develop ...