Researchers have developed a method to convert household plastic waste into a key building block for anti-cancer drugs. Using a ruthenium-catalyzed semi-hydrogenation process, PET can be depolymerized into the high-value compound ethyl-4-hydroxymethyl benzoate, a key intermediate for major compounds
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