Andrew Abbott

  • Plastic waste
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    Potato packaging

    2009-11-01T00:00:00

    Chemists design new plastics from natural carbohydrates

  • shiny metal
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    Salty solvents – ionic really

    2005-01-01T00:00:00

    Ionic compounds are usually high melting point solids. But mix together a powdered organic salt with aluminium chloride and the result is a clear, colourless, 'ionic liquid'