A new method for making a key component of plastics

Monday, August 31, 2020 - 09:31 in Physics & Chemistry

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown way that some bacteria produce the chemical ethylene – a finding that could lead to new ways to produce plastics without using fossil fuels. The study, published today (Aug. 27, 2020) in the journal Science, showed that the bacteria created ethylene gas as a byproduct of metabolizing sulfur, which they need to […]

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