Orwi@programming.dev to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoChemists struggle to ditch hazardous solvents — even after decades of ‘green’ effortswww.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down11
arrow-up143arrow-down1external-linkChemists struggle to ditch hazardous solvents — even after decades of ‘green’ effortswww.nature.comOrwi@programming.dev to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square5linkfedilink
minus-squarebacon_pdp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoThey don’t have to ditch them; we just need to make energy cheap enough to properly recycle them.
minus-squarefullsquare@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·30 days agoonsite solvent recycling is a thing, what can’t be recycled can be burned for energy. chlorinated solvents require extra energy input because they’re less flammable, and extra corrosion resistance is required in equipment used for that
They don’t have to ditch them; we just need to make energy cheap enough to properly recycle them.
onsite solvent recycling is a thing, what can’t be recycled can be burned for energy. chlorinated solvents require extra energy input because they’re less flammable, and extra corrosion resistance is required in equipment used for that