New strategy for polyethylene terephthalate upcycling

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), one of the most consumed synthetic polyesters, has a challenging recycling process. Current PET recycling methods have achieved downcycling, which produces low-value products like PET textiles. ...

Customizing catalysts for solid-state reactions

Chemists at Hokkaido University and the Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD) have developed the first high-performance catalyst specifically designed and optimized for solid-state, mechanochemical ...

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