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                    A new way to convert plastic into fuel

plastic into fuel


In this advanced age, experts are unveiling unique inventions. In this regard, American experts have invented a method of converting plastics into fuel, which is not only useful for all types of plastics but can also work at very low temperatures. Uses less energy.

According to scientists, this new method can easily convert even types of plastics into fuel that are considered extremely difficult and almost impossible to recycle. During the initial experiments, 85% of the plastic was converted into a mixture of diesel, jet, and petrol.

Remember that nowadays plastic is one of the major pollution problems, because it is easy to make but extremely difficult to dispose of from the environment. So far, a long plastic molecules (polymers) small and there are many ways to convert them into harmless molecules, but most of them are either extremely slow or require a lot of energy in case of extreme heat and pressure.

The new method is unique in that it uses two catalysts, platinum and zeolite, which can handle any type of plastic at very low temperatures (approximately 225 degrees Celsius) and high pressures. This method is also much less expensive than other existing plastic recovery methods.

Although experts at The University of Delaware have patented this method and intend to bring it to commercial scale in the next 5 to 10 years, there is currently a major flaw that needs to be addressed. Conversion of plastic into fuels requires the highest percentage of water.

For example, only after using 150 liters of water, 3.8 liters of gasoline/petrol is obtained under this method. However, experts say they are working to fix the bug and hope they will be able to fix it soon.

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