Evidence item

The primary study directly reports catalyst-free interfacial hydroxyl-radical oxidation of diverse plastic wastes. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Catalyst-free, microdroplet-mediated waste plastic conversion to diacids · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:19e1f79743eb160e7968f502f91a08d4b56d41326aa595f85ceea5c9197e12f2

Here we report a catalyst-free upcycling strategy that makes use of in situ generation of hydroxyl radicals at microdroplet interfaces to enable oxidative cleavage of diverse waste plastics—from polyolefins to rubbers—into carboxylic acids under mild conditions.