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A smarter way to melt down plastics?

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The Benefits of Pyrolysis of Plastics

A new method of potentially breaking down the polymer chains into their monomer building blocks is being looked at. The way in which they do this is they take a carbon felt like a mat of fibers made out of carbon. Once it gets to the top, the gases are whisked away and you get all of the benefits of pyrolysis - but with fewer side reactions.

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