Each year, thousands of tons of nylon end up in landfills. But small-scale experiments may offer big hope for efficient recycling of some types of the material. Nylon-6, an artificial polymer used in ...

The Japanese company says it initially will target used automotive materials such as airbags with its depolymerization technology before scaling up. Image courtesy of Toray Industries Inc. Tokyo-based ...

A team of researchers at NYU have presented a new chemical reactor type that synthesizes a precursor for nylon production through electrosynthesis, rather than a thermal based reaction. The need for ...