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Challenges to Solve Our Plastic Waste Problems
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This paper in an organic and medicinal chemistry journal discussed the challenges associated with solving plastic waste problems from a materials chemistry perspective. It examines chemical, technological, and policy approaches to managing the growing global plastic waste burden.
Organic and Medicinal chemistry international Journal is an open access journal that is committed to publish the papers on various topics of chemistry, especially synthetic organic chemistry, and pharmacology and various other biological specialties
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