Capturing carbon to create greener plastics

Using captured CO2 in DVD manufacture Credit: ACS

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April 10, 2008 Chemists are investigating ways to use carbon dioxide removed from smokestack emissions to make a raw material for the production of DVDs, CD-ROMs, beverage bottles and other products made from polycarbonate plastics.

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