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I mean yeah it’s great that it’s system that can make plastic without oil. But really, do we need more plastic?
by hofo 1y ago
I mean yeah it’s great that it’s system that can make plastic without oil. But really, do we need more plastic?
- adrian_b 1y agoThe plastic is just one possible application. The important part is the conversion of CO2 into carbon monoxide and ethylene. From ethylene and carbon monoxide a lot of useful organic compounds can be synthesized. One could make synthetic gasoline for vehicles, or one could make glycerol and use it to feed a culture of fungi for producing cheap protein.
- restalis 1y agoThe world is dependent on plastic by now, and needs a lot of it. The negative stigma it got lately is due to playing fast and loose with it in the past, but it is a necessary class of materials, and having sustainable means of mass producing it is a good thing.