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The plastic is just one possible application.

The important part is the conversion of CO2 into carbon monoxide and ethylene.

From ethylene and carbon monoxide a lot of useful organic compounds can be synthesized. One could make synthetic gasoline for vehicles, or one could make glycerol and use it to feed a culture of fungi for producing cheap protein.



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