Mixed plastics waste valorization through tandem chemical oxidation and biological funneling

Catalysis
Written By Jason Alviar

we show that metal-catalyzed autoxidation depolymerizes comingled polymers into a mixture of oxygenated small molecules that are advantaged substrates for biological conversion. This hybrid process establishes a strategy for the selective conversion of mixed plastics waste into useful chemical products.

Jason Alviar
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