Researchers use shipwreck containing plastic pellets as a natural experiment for plastic degradation.
Author: Elijah Martin
I am passionate about the intersection between chemistry and environmental sustainability. In my free time I love to surf and hike. I'm a first year Environmental Engineering PhD student at MIT.
A New Highly Degradable Biobased Plastic
An investigation of the performance and degradation mechanism of a seawater-degradable copolyester.
A Cheap Fix for Diffuse Methane
Converting methane to carbon dioxide could be a key strategy in tackling climate change.
Could cleaning our drinking water produce hazardous byproducts?
Adding chlorine to drinking water is a prominent method of disinfection. However, new research suggests many potentially harmful byproducts could be created.
Promising fuel cell catalyst for renewable future
Metal catalyst that may greatly improve feasibility of ethanol fuel cell
Insight into how droplets drop
Microphysical properties of droplets and their possible implications on SARS-CoV-2 transmission
Making a liquid fuel from a potent greenhouse gas
Methanol production under mild conditions opens possible renewable path for methane upgrading
If you can’t melt it, cleave it: a path to recyclable thermoset plastics
Thermosets are a class of plastics that have been traditionally difficult to recycle. This new method to design and degrade thermosets may reduce plastic pollution.