Reaction: Polymer Chemistries Enabling Cradle-to-Cradle Life Cycles for Plastics Brett A. Helms, Thomas P. Russell Chem Volume 1, Issue 6, Pages 816-818 (December 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2016.11.016 Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Present-Day and Forwad-Looking Life Cycles for Plastics (A) Today’s materials life cycle for polymers and composites is exceedingly wasteful from an energy perspective and an impending environmental disaster. (B) It remains a challenge to the field to develop the chemistry of new plastic materials with lower-energy recovery and reusability in mind. Chem 2016 1, 816-818DOI: (10.1016/j.chempr.2016.11.016) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions