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Bottles, textile waste turned into valuable compounds with Japan’s iron-based method

In response, Professor Kotohiro Nomura and his team at Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a highly efficient method to selectively depolymerize PET from bottles and textile wastes. Their ...

Selective PET recycling: Iron catalyst and alcohols convert bottles and textiles into valuable compounds

Professor Kotohiro Nomura's research group at Tokyo Metropolitan University has developed an efficient method for the ...
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New cathode chemistry slashes self-discharge in grid-scale zinc-iodine batteries

The formula powering aqueous zinc-iodine batteries has been brought under the microscope, with researchers from the ...
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Exclusive Chemical Conversion of PET, Bottles, Textiles, and Plastic Waste Mixtures

Researchers in Tokyo Metropolitan University developed the efficient method for perfect and selective conversion of ...
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Will quantum computing be chemistry’s next AI?

The algorithms could also benefit AI by generating large, diverse datasets to train models or by enabling quantum-enhanced ...