CONTROL NO. 3387-2025 UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE DE-FOA-0003387 VISION OPEN 2024 PROJECT TITLE: RECYCLING OF POLYOLEFINS VIA NOVEL ELECTROTHERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSING NEW AWARD UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE AIMS TO CONVERT SINGLE-USE PLASTICS AT LOW TEMPERATURES AND SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED REACTION TIMES. THE TEAM WILL ELECTRIFY THE HEATING PROCESS TO BREAKDOWN PLASTICS INTO SMALLER COMPONENTS THAT CAN BE REUSED WITH GREATER THAN 90% YIELD. THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL ALLOW RECYCLING OF SINGLE-USE PLASTICS, THEREBY REMOVING CARBON FROM THE ENVIRONMENT AND ELIMINATING THE NEED TO FOSSIL FUEL FEEDSTOCKS.
$2,600,000FY2025Department of EnergyDOE
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