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Scientists achieve rapid upcycling of microplastics to graphene (phys.org)
submitted 4 weeks ago by UniversalMonk@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world
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[–] al4s 9 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

I don't think this will ever be used to recycle micro plastics. Just grinding up plastic is way more economical.

[–] Linktank@lemmy.today 6 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

You're suggesting we lower the amount of plastics by grinding up more plastic?

[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 18 points 4 weeks ago

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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