Protocol for photocatalytic upcycling of non-biodegradable plastics into platform chemicals at ambient conditions

• Main Authors: Kong, Xin Ying, Li, Chenfei, Choo, Shao Rong, Lyu, Maoping, Soo, Han Sen
• Other Authors: School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Engineering; Energy; Environmental sciences
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174761
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Upcycling plastics presents an opportunity not only to reduce plastic waste, but also to provide an alternative carbon source to fossil fuels. Herein, we present a protocol to upcycle plastics with resin codes 2-7 using a commercially available base-metal photocatalyst. We first conducted batch reac...