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

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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