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Newly Discovered Microbe Both Breaks Down and Produces Ethane

Researchers have discovered microbes that can not only break down ethane, but also produce it, with important implications for carbon-neutral industrial processes. Continue reading Newly Discovered Microbe Both Breaks Down and Produces Ethane

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020Leave a comment
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Steaming plastic into fuel

We are living in the age of plastic. Each human is estimated to produce their body weight in plastic waste each year. Most of these plastics are dumped in landfills, where they need many centuries before they degrade naturally. Millions of tons of plastics also end up in the ocean each year. They even found their way to the bottom of Marina Trench – the … Continue reading Steaming plastic into fuel

March 7, 2019March 7, 2019Leave a comment

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