One process, called ring-opening metathesis polymerization, opens carbon rings and elongates them into chains. The other ...

By editing the polymers of discarded plastics, chemists have found a way to generate new macromolecules with more valuable properties than those of the starting material. Upcycling may help remedy the ...

Upcycling may help remedy the roughly 450 million tons of plastic discarded worldwide annually, of which only nine per cent ...

The researchers utilized two metathesis-based methods to upcycle plastic waste. In ring-opening metathesis polymerization, ...