Polystyrene is used in protective packaging for televisions and electronic devices, in decorative boards and baseboards for interior construction, and in petri dishes. It is one of the world's most ...

Newswise — Global plastic production now exceeds 400 million tons annually, and PS remains one of the most widely used yet environmentally persistent polymers because of its aromatic backbone and ...

Polystyrene is one of the most highly used synthetic polymers in the world and is extremely resistant to decomposition. Therefore, it poses a glaring global environmental challenge due to its chemical ...

The vast amounts of plastic garbage heaped in landfills and in the environment are as problematic as the plastics are useful. In an article published in the journal Angewandte Chemie International ...

Cockroaches have emerged as an unlikely hero in the fight against plastic pollution, as new research reveals the bugs’ gut microbes can rapidly degrade polystyrene. Plastic pollution is a global ...

This polystyrene degradation process could be fully powered with electricity from commercially available solar panels. In addition, a useful side reaction occurs during the degradation process: ...

Researchers report a visible-light photocatalytic system that converts polystyrene into high-purity benzoic acid at room ...

There’s been an exciting new discovery in the fight against plastic pollution: mealworm larvae that are capable of consuming polystyrene. They join the ranks of a small group of insects that have been ...

A bioinformatic and preliminary experimental study identifies PTGS1, CA1, and SYK as prognostic genes in multiple myeloma and ...

There’s been an exciting new discovery in the fight against plastic pollution: mealworm larvae that are capable of consuming polystyrene. They join the ranks of a small group of insects that have been ...