UMN researchers remove toxins from plastics

UMN researchers remove toxins from plastics

Researchers at the University of Minnesota are developing a process to remove pollutants from plastic production with selective combustion, according to a press release from the University’s College of Science and Engineering. The process involves engineering certain materials to only react to one molecule found in a mixture of hydrogen and carbon atoms, called hydrocarbons, and effectively removing toxic pollutants found in different plastics. …