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Dr. Igor Luzinov Featured on the DOE/Ames Lab Website

March 24, 2021

Polystyrene waste is everywhere, and it’s not biodegradable. Scientists just found a way to break it down.

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