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FROM PLASTIC TO OIL? CHEMISTRY COUNCIL TALKS UP NEW TECHNIQUE

2017-11-272015-10-14 by plasticpyrolysisplant

The American Chemistry Council says that, if the kinks are worked out, a new plastic-recycling method could create jobs, help the environment, and generate billions in revenue and investment dollars. Sounds pretty cool, eh? A cutting-edge recycling innovation doesn’t need any oxygen—and could have a huge economic impact if it gets off the ground. That’s … Read more…

Plastics-to-fuel resources introduced at Plasticity Forum

2015-10-12 by plasticpyrolysisplant

The Washington-based American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the Ocean Recovery Alliance, with offices in Los Angeles and Hong Kong, have introduced two new tools aimed at helping communities evaluate their potential to adopt plastics-to-fuel technologies. The ACC says a growing number of experts believe that harnessing more nonrecycled plastics to create fuels and manufacturing feedstocks … Read more…

Pyrolysis, Thermolysis, and Other Terms You Don’t Care About

2019-01-292015-10-10 by plasticpyrolysisplant

Last time I wrote about the vent pipes for gas furnaces and water heaters needing clearance to combustible materials, including drywall and wood framing. This is not true for some newer furnaces that have plastic vent pipes, but almost all metal exhaust vent pipes require at least one inch clearance to combustibles. I explained the … Read more…

Waste-to-energy plant will turn plastic bags into synthetic fuel in Nicaragua’s capital

2019-01-292015-10-08 by plasticpyrolysisplant

MANAGUA, September 30th, 2015 (EFE) The Managua city government has approved W2E Eco Energy Investment Nicaragua S.A.’s proposal to build a waste-to-energy plant at the La Chureca landfill, on the shores of Lake Xolotlan, that will turn plastic bags into synthetic fuel. The city council granted a 30-year operating permit to the company, which plans … Read more…

50 TPD PLASTICS TO DIESEL PLANT PRODUCES FIRST BATCH IN AUSTRALIA

2017-11-272015-09-30 by plasticpyrolysisplant

A commercial scale facility that converts waste plastics to fuel has been successfully commissioned in Australia. The AUS$4 million Berkeley Vale project in New South Wales (NSW) has started producing “road ready” fuels from 50 tonnes per day (tpd) of non-recyclable household plastics. Constructed by Integrated Green Energy (IGE) with Foyson Resources behind the project, … Read more…

Inventor’s converter turns plastic into fuel

2019-01-292015-09-28 by plasticpyrolysisplant

An autistic inventor who discovered how to convert plastic waste into fuel oil — without ever having studied chemistry — is having trouble selling his idea to Mexican authorities. The special catalytic converter was created by former language teacher Gerardo Nungaray Benítez and has attracted international awards. The Zacatecas native is now trying to get … Read more…

Non-Recycled Plastics: A New Energy Resource

2019-01-292015-09-24 by plasticpyrolysisplant

Over the past few decades, recycling programs have expanded both in terms of communities served and what items can be recycled. Yet, despite progress, approaches to integrated waste management have only begun to evolve. “While production and consumption are still dominated by a linear model, where goods are manufactured from raw materials, sold, used and … Read more…

Mexican inventor discovers how to convert plastic garbage into combustible fuel

2019-01-292015-09-22 by plasticpyrolysisplant

The special catalytic converter was created by former language teacher Gerardo Nungaray Benítez and has attracted international awards. The Zacatecas native is now trying to get his invention installed across Mexico, approaching local governments in the hope that they will adopt the new technology.

The impact of plastic on the environment and Malaysia’s waste management system — Lim Kok Boon

2015-09-18 by plasticpyrolysisplant

AUGUST 21 — The Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association (MPMA) has long highlighted that littering harms the environment, and that plastic and other waste should be separated for recycling where possible and properly disposed where not. Plastic bags have among the smallest carbon footprints, requiring 90 per cent less energy to recycle and constituting 80 per … Read more…

TMC plans to convert plastic into oil for industrial use, proposal awaits approval

2015-09-15 by plasticpyrolysisplant

THANE: If things goes as plans, then plastic waste generated in the city could soon been converted into fuel that will be used for industrial purposes. A proposal regarding this was put forth before the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC).