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Plastic upcycling

Conversion of plastic waste into products with improved function or value, assessed across the full system.

Definition

Conversion of plastic waste into products with improved function or value, assessed across the full system. Follow the related lesson to see how this term changes a system boundary or decision.

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Renewable carbon materials, hard carbon and plastic upcycling

Material pathways preserve carbon in products but must align molecular transformation, separation, performance, markets and end-of-life.

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References & further reading

  1. U.S. Department of Energy (2024). Feedstock-Conversion Interface Consortium: Crosscutting Analysis Research.Open source ↗