Researchers Team Up To Break Down, Upcycle Low-Quality, Rejected Plastic Wastes

February 8, 2023

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Iowa State's Xianglan Bai holds a beaker of shredded, single-use plastics, while graduate students work behind her in the Biorenewables Research Laboratory. Photo credit Christopher Gannon — Iowa State University's Xianglan Bai holds a beaker of shredded, single-use plastics, while graduate students work behind her in the Biorenewables Research Laboratory. Photos by *Christopher Gannon/Iowa State University*.

Iowa State University's Xianglan Bia is leading two, $2-million-plus projects that will study and develop new ways to break down waste plastics and convert them to useful materials. The U.S. Department of Energy is supporting both projects.

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