Scientists Turn Plastic Waste Into Clean Hydrogen Fuel

UCLA Scientists Turn Plastic Waste Into Pure Hydrogen Fuel

Green hydrogen was supposed to be a silver bullet solution for decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors like shipping and steelmaking. It was the buzziest technology out there – and then it fizzled out completely. But after years of languishing in labs without reaching any meaningful level of commercialization, hydrogen is making a roaring comeback thanks to back-to-back scientific breakthroughs and renewed interest in the fossil fuel alternative aga…

Scientists Turn Plastic Waste Into Clean Hydrogen Fuel

The advance could provide a scalable route to clean energy while making plastic recycling more effective. A discarded bottle, shopping bag or car part can remain in the waste stream long after its useful life ends. Although plastic is everywhere in modern society, recycling it remains difficult because most systems require different types to be [...]

Researchers in South Korea and California turn plastic trash into clean hydrogen at low heat

Researchers at Ewha Womans University in South Korea and UCLA say one stubborn waste problem could help address another major energy challenge: turning plastic trash into clean hydrogen fuel. They detailed a process that turns mixed plastic waste into high-purity hydrogen without the very high temperatures many similar systems depend on, which could make it a more practical option for hard-to-recycle materials, according to Gizmodo.  What's happ…