BIODEGRADABLE POLYCARBONATE MADE FROM CO2

摘要

"CHOOSING CARBON DIOXIDE AS A FEEDSTOCK FOR A POLYMER was not an obvious choice," understates Dr.Geoffrey Coates of Novomer Inc."CO2 has almost no reactivity," he says,"and that's why it is used in fire extinguishers." However on the positive side,carbon dioxide is highly abundant.Environmentalists would say "too abundant." And it is low cost.