Styrene was purified by overnight treatment with calcium hydride followed by percolation trough activated basic alumina. Toluene was refluxed and distilled in the presence of sodium/benzophenone ...

The melt memory effect on the crystal growth of isotactic polystyrene is investigated using optical microscopy. After a spherulite is melted at a slightly higher temperature than the melting point ...

Polystyrene can be used once and thrown away, like with a coffee cup, or recycled back into new products over and over again. Regenyx prefers the second method. The Oregon company, a joint ...

Enzymes produced by gut bacteria in larvae of the beetle Zophobas morio can digest polystyrene. The enzymes could be adapted to degrade plastic in recycling plants. A previous study had found that ...

Guoliang Liu at Virginia Tech and his colleagues have developed a method to break down polystyrene and convert it into a chemical that is far more valuable. The process is energy efficient and ...

Engineers have modeled a new way to recycle polystyrene that could become the first viable way of making the material reusable. Engineers have modelled a new way to recycle polystyrene that could ...