University of Bayreuth, Press Release No. 036/2024, 25.03.2024
Bayreuth scientists show how degradable plastics can be produced from waste products
Elemental sulphur, a waste product of crude oil refining, represents a promising possibility for the synthesis of degradable materials, i.e. the combination of elements to form new substances. In a recent article published in the journal Angewandte Chemie, Prof. Dr Alex Plajer, Junior Professor of Macromolecular Chemistry, and his team show that incompatible building blocks can be combined for the utilisation of sulphur waste.
Cesare Gallizioli, doctoral student under Prof Dr Alex Plajer, shows the sulphur used in the Bayreuth laboratory.