How Chemistry Is Being Used To Save The Environment? | Ever Wondered | Spark

Chemistry is how science investigates what makes the world around us. It’s every piece of matter, every molecule. So how are our top Kiwi Scientists contributing to this vast pool of knowledge? Jeremy Warnes is trying to replace petrochemicals with Green Chemistry. One area they are focusing on is coming up with a more eco-friendly alternative to Polystyrene. In one of the Scion labs, John gets a crash course in how to make a polystyrene replacement using a bio-plastic made from corn. It may pop like popcorn but in almost every way it looks just like good old polystyrene. Subscribe to Spark for more amazing science, tech and engineering videos - https://goo.gl/LIrlur Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SparkDocs/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spark_channel/?hl=undefined Content licensed from Scorpion TV to Little Dot Studios. Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com #spark #sparkdocumentary #sciencedocumentary