Virginia Tech chemist and chemical engineer Guoliang "Greg" Liu and his lab have developed a process that converts the plastic polyvinyl chloride (PVC) into polyalphaolefin, a key component in lubricants such as engine oil. Published Aug. 5 in the journal Nature, the research could help address...
Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-world-difficult-plastics-premium-lubricant.html)