Just Have a Think | NEW Zinc catalyst dismantling plastics at room temperature. @JustHaveaThink | Uploaded March 2022 | Updated October 2024, 7 hours ago.
Plastic Upcycling may not be a familiar phrase for many people, but it could just be the solution to our global plastic waste problem. Existing recycling methods tend to degrade plastics until they're only good for landfill. Now a new zinc catalyst has been developed that can break down polymers completely and make them into even more useful products that can stay within a circular economy indefinitely.
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Research Links
Bath University Article
phys.org/news/2022-02-upcycling-plastic-valuable-materials-recycling.html
ChemSusChem Paper
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cssc.202200255
MixUp
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Beyond Plastics at Bennington College
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beyondplastics.org
Plastics Europe
plasticseurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Plastics-the-Facts-2021-web-final.pdf
Other articles
theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/05/how-super-enzymes-that-eat-plastics-could-curb-our-waste-problem
nationalgeographic.org/article/great-pacific-garbage-patch-isnt-what-you-think
sustainability.com/thinking/creating-a-circular-economy-for-plastics/#:~:text=A%20circular%20economy%20is%20restorative,leakage%20into%20the%20natural%20environment.
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Plastic Upcycling may not be a familiar phrase for many people, but it could just be the solution to our global plastic waste problem. Existing recycling methods tend to degrade plastics until they're only good for landfill. Now a new zinc catalyst has been developed that can break down polymers completely and make them into even more useful products that can stay within a circular economy indefinitely.
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patreon.com/justhaveathink
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buymeacoffee.com/justhaveathink
Video Transcripts available at our website
justhaveathink.com
Interested in mastering and remembering the concepts that I present in my videos? Check out the FREE Dive Deeper mini-courses offered by the Center for Behavior and Climate. These mini-courses teach the main concepts in select JHAT videos and go beyond to help you learn additional scientific or conservation concepts. The courses are great for teachers to use or for individual learning.https://climatechange.behaviordevelopmentsolutions.com/just-have-a-think-jhat
Research Links
Bath University Article
phys.org/news/2022-02-upcycling-plastic-valuable-materials-recycling.html
ChemSusChem Paper
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cssc.202200255
MixUp
https://www.mix-up.eu/partner
Beyond Plastics at Bennington College
static1.squarespace.com/static/5eda91260bbb7e7a4bf528d8/t/617179e516318907cc114c62/1634826725275/News_Release_The_New_Coal_Plastics_and_Climate_Change_10-21-2021.pdf
beyondplastics.org
Plastics Europe
plasticseurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Plastics-the-Facts-2021-web-final.pdf
Other articles
theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/05/how-super-enzymes-that-eat-plastics-could-curb-our-waste-problem
nationalgeographic.org/article/great-pacific-garbage-patch-isnt-what-you-think
sustainability.com/thinking/creating-a-circular-economy-for-plastics/#:~:text=A%20circular%20economy%20is%20restorative,leakage%20into%20the%20natural%20environment.
Check out other YouTube Climate Communicators
zentouro:
youtube.com/user/zentouro
Climate Adam:
youtube.com/user/ClimateAdam
Kurtis Baute:
youtube.com/user/ScopeofScience
Levi Hildebrand:
youtube.com/user/The100LH
Simon Clark:
youtube.com/user/SimonOxfPhys
Sarah Karvner:
youtube.com/channel/UCRwMkTu8sCwOOD6_7QYrZnw
Rollie Williams / ClimateTown: youtube.com/channel/UCuVLG9pThvBABcYCm7pkNkA
Jack Harries:
youtube.com/user/JacksGap
Beckisphere: youtube.com/channel/UCT39HQq5eDKonaUV8ujiBCQ
Our Changing Climate :
youtube.com/channel/UCNXvxXpDJXp-mZu3pFMzYHQ
