Enzymatic degradation, recycling, and upcycling of movable crosslinked polymers

Re:Enzymatic degradation, recycling, and upcycling of movabl... by maxfurman on Tuesday November 12, 2024 @01:12PM (#42118045)

If I'm reading this right, they were able to build a certain kind of polyurethane that is easier for enzymes to break down. Neat, but won't do much to help recycle any plastic that has already been manufactured, I'm afraid.

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Re:Enzymatic degradation, recycling, and upcycling of movabl... by dr_kretyn on Tuesday November 12, 2024 @05:50PM (#42120697)

My understanding is that we have a lot of such "compostable" materials. However, they don't have as good properties as "plastic" and so they aren't visibly replacing them. Once we manage to get similar in structure and costs then it's a good start to replace.

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