Talk:2943: Unsolved Chemistry Problems
Revision as of 22:37, 7 June 2024 by 162.158.33.134 (talk)
P stands for poncentration, SMH my head π --172.70.162.211 21:22, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
Is 'depolymerization' in this context referring to means of chemically recycling plastics? As I understand it, we basically just do recycling of thermoplastics at the moment by physically melting them, whereas being able to split a plastic apart into its component monomers would in principle enable a completely closed loop lifecycle for plastics, easing the strain on dwindling oil reserves and landfills and whatnot. Since these are supposed to be important unsolved problems, I feel like it probably is a reference to this, but I'm not a chemist and there may be something else which makes more sense. 162.158.33.134 22:37, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
