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Researchers Discover Method to Produce Plastics Without Using Fossil Fuels – AZoM
Researchers have identified a formerly unknown method through which certain bacteria create the chemical ethylene—a discovery that could pave the way for producing plastics without using fossil fuels.
Written by AZoMAug 28 2020
Researchers have identified a formerly unknown method through which certain bacteria create the chemical ethylene—a discovery that could pave the way for producing plastics without using fossil fuels.
Ethylene production plants like this one may one day use bacteria rather than fossil fuels. Image Credit: The Ohio State University.
Recently published in the Science journal on August 27th, 2020, the study demonstrated that the microorganisms produced ethylene gas as …
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