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US scientists have discovered a way to make plastics from orange peel, using the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.
Cornell University researchers created a novel polymer using CO2, an oil present in orange peel and a catalyst that speeds the reaction along.
The team hopes CO2 could one day be collected for making plastics instead of being pumped into the atmosphere.
Details of the research in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
BBC
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