Recently, collaborative work by researchers in the Department of Energy’s Ames National lab and Dr. Igor Luzinov, the Kentwool Distinguished Professor in MSE was published in the New Journal of Chemistry and was featured on the DOE/Ames lab website. The article was also selected for the cover of the New Journal of Chemistry. https://www.ameslab.gov/news/polystyrene-waste-is-everywhere-and-it-s-not-biodegradable-scientists-just-found-a-way-to
Click on the following link to read more about Dr. Luzinov and this research. https://news.clemson.edu/old-friends-find-new-way-of-breaking-down-plastic-for-potential-recycling/?fbclid=IwAR2oy0jZ5CElXjTzlbpR9XDurhL0yg6qTgsdU9-lnCxks6oh4y2H2fd5Z9M