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July 21, 2021 카지노 게임 컬렉션� A team of Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s researchers has received a $7.9 million grant from Genomics Canada for a new project exploring a microbial platform for breaking down waste plastic, which can then be repurposed to produce recycled products. The multidisciplinary team is made up of Laurence Yang (Chemical Engineering), David Zechel (Chemistry), George diCenzo (Biology), and James McLellan (Chemical Engineering).

This project will identify and engineer bacteria and enzymes that can break down plastics into recyclable components or into valuable fine chemicals that can be used for other purposes. If plastics can be made from recycled or biodegradable components, it would facilitate the transition from a linear use to a circular use model카지노 게임 컬렉션�bringing the world closer to a future without plastic waste.

Additionally, a circular economy for plastics could lead to billions of dollars in savings globally. In Canada, 2.8 million tons of plastic wind up in landfills every year. It has been estimated that diverting 90 per cent of Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션�s plastic waste from landfills to recycling can reduce 1.8 million tons of CO₂ equivalents per year in greenhouse gas emissions, save $500 million/year in costs, and create 42,000 jobs in new industries.

The project funding was announced as part of an investment of over $60 million from Genome Canada, provincial and federal partners, universities, and industry collaborators for eight large-scale applied research projects across Canada.

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카지노 게임 컬렉션�Our team of 21 investigators from six universities are developing a systems approach to tackling plastic waste: from genomes to new enzymatic processes, fully integrated with environmental, social, economic, and policy research to facilitate uptake. Our open science framework will allow us to rapidly share knowledge with diverse private and public sector partners, as we collectively innovate toward a zero-waste future where plastics benefit society without causing a negative impact on the environment.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

(Dr. Laurence Yang, principal Investigator on the project, chemical engineering professor at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s 카지노게임사이트)

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