Fertilizing the sea
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Environmental specialists at Ocean Farming Inc are devising alternative means of enriching the fertility and facilitating the growth of phytoplankton in seas. By determining the right mix of iron, phosphorus and trace elements, they may prevent the accumulation of greenhouse gases while expediting photosynthetic processes.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1998
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How green are green plastics?
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Issues are presented concerning the production of plastics using green plants such as corn. The extraction of the plastics from the plants and the production of carbon dioxide and methane by the biological breakdown of the plastics are discussed.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2000
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New chemical tools to create plastics
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Metallocene catalysts are utilized for developing more durable plastics. Plastics with higher transparency and tear resistance were also developed from metallocenes such as polypropylene or polyethylene.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1997
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