43. Leveling the cost and carbon footprint of circular polymers that are chemically recycled to monomer

       Here we present a novel type of article; the authors describe the whole process of design of a plant for recovering polymeric resin. They detaille the problem and dive into the technical considerations, as well as the economic balance, which is usually a topic forgotten by scientist, but also important and engaging. We hope you like the work. 


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(1/2) Introduction & Material & Methods - Leveling the cost and carbon footprint of circular polymers that are chemically recycled to monomer




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(2/2) Results & Discussion - Leveling the cost and carbon footprint of circular polymers that are chemically recycled to monomer


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Published in Science Advances on 9th april 2021


Nemi Vora, Peter R. Christensen, Jérémy Demarteau, Nawa Raj Baral, Jay D. Keasling, Brett A. Helms & Corinne D. Scown


DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abf0187 


Ackowkedgements to: Anuj Agarwal, for including us in his toplist of Polymers podcasts (link).

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