Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, ...

Sunlight hits tiny particles of plastic floating in a clear water solution. Slowly, they begin to disappear, leaving behind a ...

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The breakthrough offers a promising new approach to reducing plastic pollution through photocatalysis, a metabolic pathway ...

In this world, plastic is the most stubborn waste. Normally, the plastic waste gets disposed of via municipal collection, ...

A new solar-driven method transforms plastic waste and microplastics into acetic acid, turning pollution into a valuable chemical.

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Researchers at the University of Waterloo have discovered a way to turn plastic waste into acetic acid, the main ingredient ...

LyondellBasell says the primary substance that leaked causing two deaths and 30 hospitalizations at its facility in La Porte on Tuesday evening is acetic acid. According to a safety data sheet on the ...

At least two people were killed and dozens were injured after an acetic acid leak at the LyondellBasell facility near La Porte, Texas, officials said Tuesday. “The leak has been isolated, and air ...