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Making Plastic Without Fossil Fuels? – Technology Networks
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown way that some bacteria produce the chemical ethylene – a finding that could lead to new ways to produce plastics without using fossil fuels.
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown way that some bacteria produce the chemical ethylene a finding that could lead to new ways to produce plastics without using fossil fuels.
The study, published today (Aug. 27, 2020) in the journal Science, showed that the bacteria created ethylene gas as a byproduct of metabolizing sulfur, which they need to survive.
But the process that the bacteria use to do that could make it very valuable in manufacturing, said Justin North, lead author of th…
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