RECOMPENSE: a student-led open science initiative for sustainable polystyrene waste upcycling in academic labs

RSC Sustainability 2026 Open access

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Authors: Victoria Lageard, Yuhan Yan, Jiayin Liu, Yueze Gong, Shuoxi Liu, Bob C. Schroeder, David Palomas
DOI: 10.1039/d5su00927h
Cited by: 3
References: 37

Abstract

The RECOMPENSE project uses co-creation and student-led open-science education to upcycle polystyrene waste into sulfonated resins, enabling sustainable catalysis in Friedel–Crafts reactions and promoting circular approaches to plastic valorisation. Graphical abstract image generated with Copilot.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Chemical Safety and Risk Management

Publication details

Journal / source
RSC Sustainability
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Volume
4
Issue
4
Pages
1986–1995
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN