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Depolymerization
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Sep 2, 2026
Chemistry and the Circular Economy: What Chemical Recycling Can Actually Do
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6:09Christine JaegerHOST
So Eastman Kingsport plant is doing methanolysis, which is a version of this.
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6:18Christine JaegerHOST
Depolymerization is not limited to condensation polymers.
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6:23Christine JaegerHOST
It can be applied to additional polymers that can be unzipped thermally.
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6:29Christine JaegerHOST
So with heat, polystyrene goes back to styrene.
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17:04Christine JaegerHOST
not just at one specific step, and it must be documented separately by material type where materials are received and processed distinctly.
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17:12Christine JaegerHOST
So basically 60% in of plastic and 60% out of plastic across the chain.
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17:19Christine JaegerHOST
Of the three families of chemical recycling, then which ones clear that bar? Purification could on the material it can accept, Depolymerization generally does on the material it can accept, but again, it's like limited to what they can accept.
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17:40Christine JaegerHOST
The honest caveat is that this compliance matrix from CAA is flagging things as a major or minor yield failure in the score.