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Science News for July 15, 2023


USTC develops solvent- and hydrogen-free method to upcycle high-density polyethylene plastics

A USTC research team introduces a novel dehydroaromatisation and hydrogenolysis tandem strategy to convert HDPE plastics into cyclic hydrocarbons without solvents or hydrogen. The method guarantees the continuity and stability of the catalytic reaction, making it suitable for various polyethylene plastics.

SourceUniversity of Science and Technology of China·JournalNature Nanotechnology·DateJul 15, 2023

Unimolecular reactions of anti-glycolaldehyde oxide and its reactions with one and two water molecules

Researchers used coupled cluster theory and multi-structural canonical variational transition state theory to investigate the unimolecular reaction of anti-glycolaldehyde oxide and its bimolecular reactions with atmospheric water vapor. The study found that the OH substituent increases reactivity and a specific reaction path dominates ...

SourceResearch·JournalResearch·TypeExperimental study·DateJul 15, 2023