tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post3643941843957647061..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: A Huge BreakthroughThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-85066918591485402732018-04-17T10:02:16.925-07:002018-04-17T10:02:16.925-07:00Descended from 'The Cockroach that ate Cincinn...Descended from 'The Cockroach that ate Cincinnati' no doubt.<br />Northern PoVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04670080478290108536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-35437659304647119152018-04-17T07:22:04.652-07:002018-04-17T07:22:04.652-07:00Careful there, Lorne. The last paragraph of the Gu...Careful there, Lorne. The last paragraph of the <i>Guardian</i> article contains an important caveat:<br /><br /><i>Prof Adisa Azapagic, at the University of Manchester in the UK, agreed the enzyme could be useful but added: “A full life-cycle assessment would be needed to ensure the technology does not solve one environmental problem – waste – at the expense of others, including <b>additional greenhouse gas emissions</b>.”</i><br /><br />PET plastic is made from methanol. In nature, methanol (aka wood alcohol) is produced from methane by enzymes. Although the article doesn't say so, I bet the enzymatic breakdown of PET plastic produces methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. In a controlled environment like a recycling plant, this may not be an insurmountable problem, but it might be disastrous if used to destroy plastics at sea.<br /><br />CapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-83514802052867093772018-04-17T06:19:25.186-07:002018-04-17T06:19:25.186-07:00Thanks, Mound. So many of us are in need of a some...Thanks, Mound. So many of us are in need of a some hopeful news on the environmental front for a change.Lornehttp://politicsanditsdiscontents.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-43786182345095513062018-04-16T19:01:10.830-07:002018-04-16T19:01:10.830-07:00If this eats all plastics what will they store it ...If this eats all plastics what will they store it in? Not plastic, of course. Ooh, the possibilities for horror movies! A Blob update perhaps? Tobynoreply@blogger.com