Will a strong acid, (or basic) a long with high heat/energy decompose plastic into its original compounds?

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what acids/bases will work?

will citric acid work, or is it too weak?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Yes. Plastic can be reduced to basic molecules. Its not being done at this time on a large scale but it should be. Its a very important detail that needs to be addressed at some point because dumping that stuff in landfill is corporate stupidity.