Monday, January 9, 2023

Turning plastic waste into a valuable soil additive

Chemical and environmental engineers detailed a method to convert plastic waste into a highly porous form of charcoal that has a whopping surface area of about 400 square meters per gram of mass. It could potentially be added to soil to improve water retention and aeration of farmlands.

from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3qIm7pk

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