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UNC Researcher Seeks to Reduce Plastic Waste Through Molecular Changes


Frank Leibfarth, a University of North Carolina chemistry professor, says one of his lab’s goals is to make the plastics economy more sustainable. His research studies the materials that make up plastics, specifically polyethylene and polypropylene. Those are byproducts of refining crude oil and can be found in everything from packaging to bottles to toys. (Chapelboro.com)

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UNC Researcher Seeks to Reduce Plastic Waste Through Molecular Changes


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