Mechanochemistry A new route to sustainable polymer recycling

Abstract

classes of man-made materials, finding various applications in a wide range of industries, from packaging to piping and plumbing, automobiles, toys, and furniture, to name but a few. Modern plastics are typically synthesised through relatively inexpensive processes starting from fossil fuel-based chemicals, like petroleum oil and natural gas. They form stable, lightweight, durable, and flexible materials, which can be moulded into solid objects of virtually any shape and size.