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Upcycling contaminated plastics

Nature Sustainability volume 6, pages 1151–1152 (2023)Cite this article

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The upcycling of plastic wastes to realize plastics circularity is obstructed by the presence of chlorine impurities. Now a conversion strategy addresses this problem and paves the way to upcycle chlorine-contaminated plastic wastes.

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Fig. 1: Strategies and details for the upcycling of plastic wastes containing polyvinyl chloride.

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Wang, M., Ma, D. Upcycling contaminated plastics. Nat Sustain 6, 1151–1152 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01148-y

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