The development of feasible routes for the valorization of waste plastics is an urgent challenge to be solved. Now, a strategy is introduced for the selective production of hydrogen-rich gas and multi-walled carbon nanotubes in a single-step process using an FeAlOx catalyst and microwave irradiation.
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Lopez, G., Santamaria, L. Microwaving plastic into hydrogen and carbons. Nat Catal 3, 861–862 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-020-00538-1
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