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The point is to have a useful way of getting rid of all the plastic waste we already have and will continue to generate. Plastic isn't going anywhere in the nea
by LarsAlereon 7mo ago
The point is to have a useful way of getting rid of all the plastic waste we already have and will continue to generate. Plastic isn't going anywhere in the near future because it's a byproduct of natural gas production, which is needed for energy.
- PaulHoule 7mo agoWell... It is more that a traditional oil refinery has a BTX section https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BTX_(chemistry) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BTX_(chemistry) which produces an excess of chemicals in the process of improving the octane of gasoline https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalytic_reforming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalytic_reforming and that is where you get monomers like styrene and Terephthalic acid. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethylene https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethylene is another important petrochemical feedstock which can be made from natural gas or other forms of petroleum.