2026-09-19 22:39 UTC
Here’s the article I was talking about:
“We were trying to develop technologies for plastic upcycling to make more valuable products. We thought, why not focus on making food? Because plastic is carbon and food is carbon.”
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-turn-plastic-waste-into-protein-rich-cookies/
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@BashStKid@mastodon.online 2026-09-19 22:48
@Nickiquote@mstdn.social Yes, if you’re an idiot chemist with no common sense, you can turn hydrocarbons into carbohydrates and proteins. Except doing that uses a fuckton of energy and intermediates more than say, growing some shrimp. tl;dr It’s amazing what you can do when you have free energy and externalise all your wastes.