https://sj.jst.go.jp/news/202509/n0925-01k.html

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2025.113029

A research group at the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) has achieved complete decomposition of Teflon (PTFE), by treating it with a combination of irradiation and heating, while reducing CO₂ emissions by half compared with conventional high-temperature pyrolysis methods. They aim to develop separation methods for decomposition products and scale up in the future. This is expected to lead to recycling technology that achieves both resource security and CO₂ emission reduction.