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Scientists achieve rapid upcycling of microplastics to graphene(phys.org)

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al4s@feddit.org
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I don’t think this will ever be used to recycle micro plastics. Just grinding up plastic is way more economical.

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Linktank@lemmy.today
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You’re suggesting we lower the amount of plastics by grinding up more plastic?

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4lan@lemmy.world
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That’s the only way to melt it efficiently…

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Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world
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No, they’re saying that companies that want graphene would probably grind up plastic rather than pay to extract microplastics from the environment.

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primrosepathspeedrun@lemmy.world
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most microplastics come from car tires and breaks. its there BECAUSE it’s been ground.

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