From Medical Waste to Climate Solution: How Used Nitrile Gloves Are Being Transformed Into Carbon Capture Materials

In a breakthrough that transforms pandemic-era medical waste into environmental solutions, researchers have discovered a remarkably simple way to convert discarded nitrile rubber gloves into powerful carbon capture materials. Using nothing more than a hydrogenation reaction, two independent research teams have cracked the code on upcycling one of the most challenging rubber wastes to recycle.