IIT-Mandi, researchers find method to convert plastic into hydrogen, useful chemicals.

Why in news?

• The researchers have developed a method that can transform plastic into hydrogen when exposed to light.
• The researchers said that the generation of hydrogen from plastics is particularly useful because the gas is considered the most practical non-polluting fuel of the future.
• Plastics, most of which are derived from petroleum, are not bio-degradable, which cannot be easily broken down into harmless products.
• It is said that most of the 4.9 billion tonnes of plastics ever produced would end up in landfills, threatening human health and the environment.”

IIT MANDI

• Indian Institute of Technology Mandi is a public technical and research university located in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh.