{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65f81e449d52c90016e4b2b1/6646280be6c73000131b5ce5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Breaking Down Plastic: Chemical Recycling ","description":"<p>Chemical recycling is useful, but not a cure-all. Chemical engineer Dr. Julia Vogel of Germany’s Federal Environment Agency breaks down solvolysis, pyrolysis, liquefaction, and gasification, including what each process does and what it produces. She compares chemical recycling with mechanical recycling while explaining why the two are designed for different inputs and outcomes. The episode examines energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, technical limits, and the circumstances in which chemical recycling might supplement other forms of plastic waste management.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode Guests:</strong> Dr. Julia Vogel</p><p>More information about Dr. Julia Vogel <a href=\"https://www.wtert.net/member/7954/Julia_Vogel.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></p><p>More information about the German Federal Environmental Agency and Chemical Recycling <a href=\"https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/publikationen/chemical-recycling\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here.</a></p><p>Find Dr. Vogel’s article on chemical recycling <a href=\"https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0734242X221084044?journalCode=wmra\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></p><p><br></p><p>More information about the episode and the <a href=\"https://www.pineforestpods.com/pods/plastic-podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Plastic Podcast</a></p><p>Episode <a href=\"https://www.pineforestpods.com/plastic-podcast-episodes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Transcript </a>&nbsp;and more information on the <a href=\"http://pineforestpods.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pine Forest Media </a>Website</p><p>Follow Pine Forest Media on Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/pineforestmedia/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@pineforestmedia</a></p><p>Hosted, produced, written, and edited by<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cj__marchese/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Clark Marchese&nbsp;</a></p><p>Cover art and PFM logo by<a href=\"https://laurelawong.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Laurel Wong</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>Theme music by <a href=\"https://www.fiverr.com/tadeoceballos?source=gig_page\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tadeo Cabellos</a>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Trivia Question</strong>: Which of the following is an active volcano on Antarctica</p><p><br></p><ol><li>Mount Terror</li><li>Mount Erebus</li><li>Mount Everest</li><li>Mount Murphy</li></ol>","author_name":"Pine Forest Media | Environmental Science Podcasts"}