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Polyethylene, one of the most common plastics used today, is actually very similar in chemical structure to the chief fatty acid in soap, and a scientist at Virginia Tech has discovered a long-sought-after way to convert one into the other. The compound, called a surfactant, is not being seen as an effective way to upcycle […]
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