NylaNova in the News: Nylon Recycling Coverage and Research
The latest coverage, research highlights, and announcements from Nylanova and the circular materials world.
CBS News: a Northwestern breakthrough in nylon recycling
Yosi Kratish joined CBS to showcase a breakthrough Northwestern University technology that efficiently recycles Nylon-6 plastics using a novel, solvent-free catalyst.
Nylon-6 depolymerization: the catalyst behind our recycling process
New catalyst design enables rapid, selective, and solvent-free breakdown of Nylon-6 back into reusable monomers.
C&EN: a new catalyst for breaking down Nylon-6
Researchers turn commercial plastic into reusable monomer without solvent or extreme temperatures.
Northwestern Now: hard-to-recycle nylon degrades cleanly
Fishing nets, carpet, clothing break down without leaving harmful byproducts behind.
How our catalyst breaks down hard-to-recycle nylon plastics
Northwestern University chemists developed a catalyst that cleanly degrades Nylon-6 into reusable monomers in minutes without toxic byproducts.
A new process for recycling nylon waste
Chemists at Northwestern University have developed a new catalyst that quickly, cleanly and completely breaks down plastic.
Unlinking polymer chains to recycle Nylon-6
A highly efficient, solvent-free catalytic process to recycle Nylon-6 by "unzipping" the polymer back into its original monomer for a circular economy.
Fishing net recycling: can nylon waste be saved from the ocean?
About 500,000 tons of plastic wind up in our oceans each year. A team at Northwestern University has created a solution that could solve the problem for good.
A new technique to recycle Nylon-6
A team from the USA has revealed a new technique in the journal Angewandte Chemie to recycle the strong, non-biodegradable Nylon-6 plastic.
Phys.org: a new method to recycle Nylon-6
A lanthanum-based catalyst efficiently breaks down Nylon-6 into its original monomers without using toxic solvents.
The peer-reviewed paper on our Nylon-6 recycling catalyst
A breakthrough, solvent-free method for recycling Nylon-6 back into its original monomer using highly efficient, commercially available lanthanide catalysts.
Recycling Nylon-6 back into caprolactam, explained
A lanthanum-based catalyst efficiently and selectively recycles Nylon-6 back into its original monomer without the need for solvents or toxic chemicals.
Chemistry Views: unlinking Nylon-6 polymer chains
A lanthanum complex selectively breaks down non-biodegradable Nylon-6 into its original monomers for high-yield chemical recycling.
Chemical recycling of nylon, at last
New milestone: researchers recycle Nylon-6 at mild temperatures and without toxic chemicals.