Researchers have discovered a way to turn plastic waste into soap
Researchers at Virginia Tech have found a method of upcycling plastics into surfactants, a wetting agent that is used in creating detergent and soap. Polyethylene, one of the most popular plastics used today, has a chemical structure of long carbon chains that is similar to the fatty acids used as chemical precursors to soap. Read more about turning polyethylene into soap.
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