Used for turning plastics into useful chemicals

Here, scientists have developed a way of converting plastic waste using sunlight into useful chemicals.

This is the first recorded method that can completely break down a non-biodegradable plastic like polyethylene using visible light and a catalyst that does not contain heavy metals, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) assistant professor Soo Han Sen, 39, said.

His School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences team creat....