TamilTechNews
6210
84
2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yJBxetvMcg
https://news.utexas.edu/2022/04/27/plastic-eating-enzyme-could-eliminate-billions-of-tons-of-landfill-waste/
May 9, 2022 2:27 PM
TamilTechNews
6210
84
2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yJBxetvMcg
https://news.utexas.edu/2022/04/27/plastic-eating-enzyme-could-eliminate-billions-of-tons-of-landfill-waste/
prfesser
The enzyme breaks down PET plastic into its monomers (NOT microplastics). It cannot reassemble the monomers into plastic...but humans can.
TacocattacocattacocattacocaT
Imagine going down the road and your car starts melting... That's the enzymes at work. might lead to the destruction of the world.
Casually
It has it's pros and cons. Pro: breaks down waste. Con: have to continually disinfect all the plastic you want to keep.
TheEvenPrez
Is there any byproducts of the process?
Malloon
With our luck it'll break it down into CO_2.
Exdeath5000
Plastics are made from oil. Some research is about to get buried, and people are about to get Epsteined.
glitterdemon
If it went through APS at Argonne, it won’t
DarthFutuza
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHD20FZouZw
[deleted]
[deleted]
PetCamperProject
was thinking exactly the same, Like the hundreds of cancer breakthroughs, will fall in to oblivion until the next big discovery, and so on
SageOfDepth
Fun fact though, the PGP is in the process of being shrunk. #TeamSeas
michaeloberg
Half of the plastic in the ocean is from commercial fishing nets. Whenever you see a push for individual "solutions" it's corp cover
eightyearplan
Hype cycle.. some of it caused by press-releases / looking for funding before 1st real world test.. + news outlets that would rather
eightyearplan
smile about a shiny new magic gizmo than talk about established organizations programs doing good work..
Totallyscrewedinaustin
Right? And a few get implemented, but it seems almost as if it's too little, too late
CasualBoulder
It's marketing by the plastic lobby. Plastic is unsustainable, plastic recycling is unsustainable.They don't want people to fear plastic use