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Engineers Want to Make Methanol by Pulling Carbon Right Out of the Air


most extensively used raw materials. It's used as a solvent, a pesticide, and in combination with other chemicals in the manufacture of plastic, clothing, plywood, and in pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals.

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