@[email protected] to No Stupid [email protected]English • 28 days agoCould human stomach acid be bioengineered to break down microplastics?message-square11fedilinkarrow-up131
arrow-up131message-squareCould human stomach acid be bioengineered to break down microplastics?@[email protected] to No Stupid [email protected]English • 28 days agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareHobbitFoot linkfedilinkEnglish12•28 days agoYou would need a solvent that would break down organic molecules that create the strength for plastic. Acid isn’t good at breaking that down. Any material that could break down plastic would also break down everything that makes food useful for a body.
You would need a solvent that would break down organic molecules that create the strength for plastic. Acid isn’t good at breaking that down.
Any material that could break down plastic would also break down everything that makes food useful for a body.