Fueling Innovation
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  • Scientists crack upcycling plastics to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

    Oct 6, 2022 2:45 pm
    Portraits left to right of scientists Damien Guironnet and Susannah Scott

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    • Portraits left to right of scientists Damien Guironnet and Susannah Scott

    Scientists from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and its partners developed a breakthrough process to transform polyethylene into polypropylene, which could reduce greenhouse gas emissions.