Cover Feature: Synthetic Lubricants Derived from Plastic Waste and their Tribological Performance (ChemSusChem 19/2021)

The Cover Feature shows a mixed waste plastic stream being converted to synthetic motor oil lubricants. A Pt nanoparticle catalyst utilizes H2 gas to selectively break up the hydrocarbon chains via C−C scissions to produce a liquid, monodisperse product. More information can be found in the Full Paper by R. A. Hackler et...