Researchers are moving toward a bond-centric framework for recycling plastics and biomass. Instead of treating these materials as different substrates, new photocatalytic methods target specific carbon-hydrogen and carbon-carbon bonds to break down waste more efficiently. By using solar energy to drive these reactions at room temperature, this process avoids the high energy costs of traditional thermochemical recycling. This approach allows for the precise creation of high-value chemicals and fuels from waste polymers.
