Why is Plastic Recycling Gaining Momentum?

Plastic Recycling has been a well-accepted movement in the past, but it is particularly anticipated to gain a significant appeal, as explained by one of the scientists at the Argonne National Laboratory, who believes that Plastic recovery is parallel with the increasing initiatives in stopping COVID-19 spread. Both movements could contribute successful results if many minds come together.During COVID-19, vaccine development was spurred, with many scientists and experts all across the globe coming together towards a singular goal of observing the severity of the pandemic.

If the same approach was applied to Plastic recovery and its impact on Earth, successful results would bloom with a collective effort, according to Max Delferro, a chemical science researcher at the Argonne lab situated outside Chicago. Delferro has been an eyewitness of a significant surge in R&D activities centering on Plastic recovery in recent times.

Delferro is also the leader of the Catalysis Science program established in the Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division of Argonne focused on probing Plastic sustainability for five years now. Ever since, there has been a rise in media attention ocean Plastic and recycling issues associated with China’s National Sword placing Plastic into the spotlight emphasizing on development of solutions.

The latest, most significant initiative of Delferro’s team in a while has been the introduction and development of catalysis process polyethylene to products that a firm commercial value such as oils, aromatic, and waxes. The research initiative witnessed an agglomeration of scientists from various U.S National Laboratories and other universities.