Researchers Develop Microwave Technology for Recycling One of Most Popular, Least Reusable Plastics

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WVU researcher Yuxin Wang loads polypropylene into a microwave reactor. Wang is leading a study that explores the use of microwave technology in plastic upcycling.

« Researchers Develop Microwave Technology for Recycling One of Most Popular, Least Reusable Plastics

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Yuxin Wang, a WVU chemical engineering assistant professor, is working to reimagine the possibilities for upcycling polypropylene — a plastic resin produced on a large scale in the U.S. — to make a wide range of products.

« Researchers Develop Microwave Technology for Recycling One of Most Popular, Least Reusable Plastics

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Yuxin Wang, assistant professor, chemical engineering, WVU Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources

« Researchers Develop Microwave Technology for Recycling One of Most Popular, Least Reusable Plastics

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