Reclaiming carbon from waste polymers via thermal decomposition using liquid metal alloys

Plastic waste is a defining issue of our age. As plastic waste builds up, the issue of what to do with it becomes an ever-greater concern. In this project, methods were successfully developed to decompose common municipal waste plastics into carbon materials using liquid metal alloys. The project focused on the production of high-value materials with functional applications in a cradle-to-cradle approach to recycling. The resulting properties of the carbon products were characterised in detail.