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AUGUST 22, 2022
News Release

Plastic Upcycling: From Waste to Fuel for Less

Plastic upcycling efficiently converts plastics to valuable commodity chemicals while using less of the precious metal ruthenium. The method could recycle waste plastic pollution into useful products, helping keep it out of landfills.
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
News Release

PNNL Analysis Finds Wastewater is Not a Waste

A PNNL study has shown the nation’s wastewater resource recovery facilities could generate revenue by converting sludge into biofuel—while significantly reducing disposal costs—using an in-house-developed technology.
DECEMBER 1, 2020
News Release

PNNL Scientists Elected AAAS Fellows

Two PNNL researchers, one a world-leading authority on microorganisms, the other an expert on coastal ecosystem restoration, have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
JUNE 13, 2018
News Release

Seawater Yields First Grams of Yellowcake

For the first time, researchers have created a gram of yellowcake — a powdered form of uranium used to produce fuel for nuclear power production — using modified acrylic fibers to extract it from seawater.