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Is melting plastic adding energy?

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Answer: Plastics, in particular, contain mainly carbon and hydrogen, with similar energy content to conventional fuels such as diesel. ... It's possible to convert all plastics directly into useful forms of energy and chemicals for industry, using a process called “cold plasma pyrolysis”.

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