Cambridge Researchers Develop Solar Reactor Using Car Battery Acid to Turn Plastic Waste into Clean Hydrogen
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Andy Corbley
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University of Cambridge researchers have developed a solar-powered reactor that uses acid recovered from old car batteries to break down hard-to-recycle plastics (drinks bottles, nylon textiles, polyurethane foams) and convert them into clean hydrogen fuel and valuable industrial chemicals. The photocatalyst used in the process was discovered almost accidentally and proved robust enough to withstand battery acid, making the approach potentially cheaper and more sustainable than existing recycling methods.
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It was an 'almost accidental' discovery, the photocatalyst they invented turned out to be robust enough to withstand the battery acid.
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