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New electrolyzer turns plastic-waste syngas into ethylene with less energy (techxplore.com)
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[–] zabadoh@ani.social 1 points 1 week ago

More greenwashing propaganda from the plastics manufacturers. Burning plastic to make plastic precursor chemicals makes no economic or environmental sense.