Plastic waste
Interesting article on Knowledge magazine, looking at solving the plastic waste problem
We need more thinking like this that leads to action and results rather than simply keep talking about it.
Study STEM and be part of the drive to develop solutions.
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Plastic Recycling
Plastic recycling is a huge challenge, but it looks like chemists may have found a solution. Seems the biggest issue is identifying and separating the different types of plastic. The solution to this seems quite interesting.
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300th Birthday: Axel Fredrik Cronstedt & Biodegradable Plastic
Just sharing these posts posted by Chemistry Views on Mastodon.
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt is credited with the discovery of the Metallic Element Nickel, and is also considered the considered a founder of modern mineralogy.
In other news “Biodegradable High-Density Plastics: Polyethylene-like material can be composted industrially and hydrolyzed by enzymes”
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#Biodegradable,#Enzymes,#Environment
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