Global plastic waste continues to rise, largely due to low recycling rates. Only 10-15 % of plastic waste is recycled each year, while the rest is incinerated, landfilled, or discarded. Traditional ...

A comprehensive review article published in the Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts presents an in-depth analysis of hydrothermal technology's role in converting biomass and plastic waste into ...

Our models showed that, because of the high pressures and temperatures in the subsurface at the hydrothermal vents, the organic materials in the sediments decompose under supercritical conditions, ...

There’s a saying in mine country, the kind that sometimes shows up on bumper stickers: “If it can’t be grown, it has to be mined.” Before mining can ever start, though, there has to be ore in the ...

The mid-ocean ridge runs through the oceans like a suture. Where Earth's plates move apart, new oceanic crust is continuously ...

Geysers, such as Iceland’s impressive Strokkur Geysir, are often the result of trapped water hitting hot volcanic rock. The resulting vapor creates immense pressure, forcing water out through vents in ...

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