# The "Oil Prices" thread.

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We Really need to get on with ThermalDepolymerization

> **[Thermal depolymerization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_depolymerization)**
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> Thermal depolymerization (TDP) is a depolymerization process using hydrous pyrolysis for the reduction of complex organic materials (usually waste products of various sorts, often biomass and plastic) into light crude oil. It mimics the natural geological processes thought to be involved in the production of fossil fuels. Under pressure and heat, long chain polymers of hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon decompose into short-chain petroleum hydrocarbons with a maximum length of around 18 carbons. Ther...

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