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P stands for poncentration, SMH my head 😒 --[[Special:Contributions/172.70.162.211|172.70.162.211]] 21:22, 7 June 2024 (UTC) | P stands for poncentration, SMH my head 😒 --[[Special:Contributions/172.70.162.211|172.70.162.211]] 21:22, 7 June 2024 (UTC) | ||
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| + | Is 'depolymerization' in this context referring to means of chemically recycling plastics? As I understand it, we basically just do recycling of thermoplastics at the moment by physically melting them, whereas being able to split a plastic apart into its component monomers would in principle enable a completely closed loop lifecycle for plastics, easing the strain on dwindling oil reserves and landfills and whatnot. Since these are supposed to be important unsolved problems, I feel like it probably is a reference to this, but I'm not a chemist and there may be something else which makes more sense. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.33.134|162.158.33.134]] 22:37, 7 June 2024 (UTC) | ||
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P stands for poncentration, SMH my head 😒 --172.70.162.211 21:22, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
Is 'depolymerization' in this context referring to means of chemically recycling plastics? As I understand it, we basically just do recycling of thermoplastics at the moment by physically melting them, whereas being able to split a plastic apart into its component monomers would in principle enable a completely closed loop lifecycle for plastics, easing the strain on dwindling oil reserves and landfills and whatnot. Since these are supposed to be important unsolved problems, I feel like it probably is a reference to this, but I'm not a chemist and there may be something else which makes more sense. 162.158.33.134 22:37, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
