Critical advances and future opportunities in upcycling commodity polymers

Coralie Jehanno; Jill W. Alty; Martijn Roosen; Steven De Meester; Andrew P. Dove; Eugene Y.‐X. Chen; Frank A. Leibfarth; Haritz Sardón

doi:10.1038/s41586-021-04350-0

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Commodity chemicalsCommodityPlastic wasteSustainable societyWaste managementChemical industrySustainabilityBiochemical engineeringBusinessEnvironmental scienceEngineeringChemistryEnvironmental engineering

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Year: 2022
Type: review
Volume: 603
Issue: 7903
Pages: 803-814
Citations: 1070
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                                    Coralie Jehanno, 
                                
                                    Jill W. Alty, 
                                
                                    Martijn Roosen
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2022). 
                            Critical advances and future opportunities in upcycling commodity polymers. 
                            Nature
                            , 603
                            (7903)
                            , 803-814.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-04350-0
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-04350-0