USATODAY.com - Killing germs, reducing waste, making oil: TDP might be the next big thing: "Killing germs, reducing waste, making oil: TDP might be the next big thing
This was going to be a column about oil. Instead, it's also about disease, poison, and a cool way to get rid of both.
Actually, it's about a new technology � a new process that is going to make a Difference. One that's going to change things, and one you're going to be hearing a lot more about.
The process is called thermal depolymerization or TDP, and the company that's doing it is West Hempstead, N.Y.-based Changing World Technologies.
Don't be intimidated by the name. It's just a nine-syllable way of saying 'using heat to break down complex material into simple material.' "
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