> Colleagues and I recently published research that explores a very different possibility: using sunlight and an iron-based catalyst to convert common plastic waste directly into acetic acid—the key component of vinegar and an important industrial chemical.
> Instead of treating plastic purely as waste, our research shows that it can be transformed into something useful under mild conditions.
> Colleagues and I recently published research that explores a very different possibility: using sunlight and an iron-based catalyst to convert common plastic waste directly into acetic acid—the key component of vinegar and an important industrial chemical.
> Instead of treating plastic purely as waste, our research shows that it can be transformed into something useful under mild conditions.
The paper: Wei Wei et al., Bio-Inspired Cascade Photocatalysis on Fe Single-Atom Carbon Nitride Upcycles Plastic Wastes for Effective Acetic Acid Production https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aenm.20...
> Importantly, the reaction operated at room temperature and normal atmospheric pressure.
Neat!