What? Nom that post has valid concerns about the chemical process it takes to repurpose them. The article doesn't go into that information and it is a valid and important question to ask.
Once the chemical reaction completes, is the solvent broken back into something usable? Or is it stored in drums and discarded.
What are the potential dangers to the environment? The water supply? Does the benefit of doing the process outweigh that impact?
You're calling out someone for asking questions instead of actually attempting to answer them. Plastics have been a recycling problem for a very long time. The process is inefficient and expensive -- usually resulting in just as much waste and pollution.. but hey we all get to feel good for saving the planet!.. right?
As written, this looks like a great prospect. Using solvents to break epoxy into a usable base is a great idea. There's also a line though about how you can't always trust something when it's too good to be true.
Laserous t1_j7vdzu9 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in All wind turbine blades recyclable with new chemical process discovery - allows for epoxy-based blades to be broken down into raw material that can be reused to make new wind turbine blades or to be used for other purposes. by ForHidingSquirrels
What? Nom that post has valid concerns about the chemical process it takes to repurpose them. The article doesn't go into that information and it is a valid and important question to ask.
Once the chemical reaction completes, is the solvent broken back into something usable? Or is it stored in drums and discarded.
What are the potential dangers to the environment? The water supply? Does the benefit of doing the process outweigh that impact?
You're calling out someone for asking questions instead of actually attempting to answer them. Plastics have been a recycling problem for a very long time. The process is inefficient and expensive -- usually resulting in just as much waste and pollution.. but hey we all get to feel good for saving the planet!.. right?
As written, this looks like a great prospect. Using solvents to break epoxy into a usable base is a great idea. There's also a line though about how you can't always trust something when it's too good to be true.