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World’s first 1-step method by US-China team turns plastic into fuel at 95% efficiency
A US-China team has unveiled a one-step method that converts toxic plastic waste into petrol with over 95% efficiency.
Scientists in the United States and China say they have developed a one-step method to convert mixed plastic waste into petrol at room temperature and ambient pressure, achieving more than 95 percent efficiency. SCMP points to an ECNU social media post citing the study, which characterized the achievement as a first, efficiently converting difficult-to-degrade mixed plastic waste into premium petrol at ambient temperature and pressure in a single step. By pairing dechlorination with direct upgrading and using refinery-sourced isoalkanes, the study presents a single-stage route to “gasoline range” hydrocarbons while recovering a commodity chemical, aiming to support circular-economy goals within existing industrial ecosystems.
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