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Chemical recyclers – turning polymers back into monomers

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Clever Dick on March 24, 2021 at 12:10 pm
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Idea: Chemical recyclers – turning polymers back into monomers
Link: https://greenchemuoft.wordpress.com/2020/0...
BUT…. The polymers of the future may not be made from monomers abundantly used today, but the polymers of the future may be degradable through a low energy process.

The Great Step Backwards: Polymer to Monomer
Link: https://greenchemuoft.wordpress.

By Hyungjun Cho, member-at-large for the GCI There is a movement to develop a new type of product life system called ‘the circular economy’ [3]. Part of this movement aims to manufacture products f…

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ChrisP on March 24, 2021 at 7:39 am
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Idea: Chemical recyclers – turning polymers back into monomers
Link: https://cen.acs.org/environment/pollution/...
Come on chemists, its your turn to be the physics heroes of the future. It can be done, just needs to be refined and profitable.

Chemistry may have solutions to our plastic trash problem
Link: https://cen.acs.org/environment/

Chemists explore ways to convert plastics into valuable products and to develop intrinsically recyclable polymers

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Cleo Flatular on March 24, 2021 at 5:53 am
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Idea: Chemical recyclers – turning polymers back into monomers
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHxxLYzJ8S...
Polymers are amazing things, before life formed they were the pinnacle of what the universe could make.

Polymers: Crash Course Chemistry #45
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

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CC on March 24, 2021 at 5:50 am
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Idea: Chemical recyclers – turning polymers back into monomers
Link: https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/new-w...
New way of recycling plant-based plastics instead of letting them rot in landfill
Link: https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcem

Chemical recycling method breaks down plastics into their original building blocks, potentially allowing them to be recycled repeatedly without losing quality.

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