A new method for making a key component of plastics

ScienceDaily
Aug 27, 2020, 2:13 pm133 pts
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 showed that the bacteria created ethylene gas as a byproduct of metabolizing sulfur, which they need to survive.

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