In a paper published in Science China materials, oxygenated boron-doped carbon materials (O-BC) were prepared by a green synthetic strategy involving polymer dehydrogenation and used as electrode materials for electrochemical synthesis of H2O2 via a 2e− oxygen reduction. The optimal sample (O-BC-2-650) exhibited an H2O2 selectivity of over 98% and an average H2O2 yield rate…

Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of single-use face masks are discarded every day, creating a huge surge in plastic pollution. In a recent study, researchers investigated the feasibility and potential environmental benefits of converting discarded surgical masks into burnable fuel via a process called pyrolysis. Their findings pave the way to a novel waste-to-energy…

The Department of Energy has granted $2 million over three years to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Princeton University and Braskem America to develop plastic that can be recycled perpetually, reducing waste and pollution from single-use plastics.