#GreenPolymers
Two-Step Process to Recycle Mixed Plastic Waste: 1) catalytic oxidation of mixtures of HDPE, PS, and PET; 2) oxygenated intermediates undergo biological conversion via engineered microbe, producing polyhydroxyalkanoates (natural polyesters) and β-ketoadipate (replacement for adipic acid, to make nylon.)
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