Posted on Jun 15, 2019
Heat and carbon turn plastic waste into jet fuel
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Plastic is too valuable to throw away. Soon industry will be recovering plastic from landfills and oceans to use in ways like this. The answer to pollution is creativity and technology. Not as AOC advocates going back to the 19th century.
Heat and carbon turn plastic waste into jet fuel
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Sweet, I can still ride on jets!
Plastics are a problem, we need to figure it out before we have plastic microbeads in all our body tissues because they are consumed throughout the food chain.
Plastics are a problem, we need to figure it out before we have plastic microbeads in all our body tissues because they are consumed throughout the food chain.
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SSG Byron Howard Sr
Theres a ferry in my home town that goes from the Island to the mainland and back. As a kid I used to love yo ride it there were big turtles and porpoises now it plastic shopping bags and six pack rings. The good news one brewery has got six pack rings that are actually good for turtles to eat.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
SSG Byron Howard Sr - we have alternatives, we just have to make them affordable.
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Plastic is not uniform in composition by any means, my friend Lt Col Charlie Brown, Certainly some plastics can readily be turned into something useful.
Since most plastics are made from petrochemicals, it is unsurprising that the plastics can be broken down into petrochemicals.
Image: Plastic to Fuel Techologies
Plastics basics fromt houghtco.com/plastic-chemical-composition-608930
"Plastic Definition and Composition
Plastic is any synthetic or semisynthetic organic polymer. In other words, while other elements may be present, plastics always include carbon and hydrogen. While plastics may be made from just about any organic polymer, most industrial plastic is made from petrochemicals. Thermoplastics and thermosetting polymers are the two types of plastic. The name "plastic" refers to the property of plasticity, which is the ability to deform without breaking.
The polymer used to make a plastic is almost always mixed with additives, including colorants, plasticizers, stabilizers, fillers, and reinforcements. These additives affect the chemical composition, chemical properties, and mechanical properties of a plastic and also affect its cost.
Thermosets and Thermoplastics
Thermosetting polymers, also known as thermosets, solidify into a permanent shape. They are amorphous and considered to have infinite molecular weight. Thermoplastics, on the other hand, can be heated and remolded over and over again. Some thermoplastics are amorphous, while some have a partially crystalline structure. Thermoplastics typically have a molecular weight between 20,000 to 500,000 amu."
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen LTC Greg Henning LTC Jeff Shearer Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan CPT Scott Sharon CWO3 Dennis M. SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SSG William Jones SGT (Join to see) SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski PO1 H Gene Lawrence PO2 Kevin Parker PO3 Bob McCord
Since most plastics are made from petrochemicals, it is unsurprising that the plastics can be broken down into petrochemicals.
Image: Plastic to Fuel Techologies
Plastics basics fromt houghtco.com/plastic-chemical-composition-608930
"Plastic Definition and Composition
Plastic is any synthetic or semisynthetic organic polymer. In other words, while other elements may be present, plastics always include carbon and hydrogen. While plastics may be made from just about any organic polymer, most industrial plastic is made from petrochemicals. Thermoplastics and thermosetting polymers are the two types of plastic. The name "plastic" refers to the property of plasticity, which is the ability to deform without breaking.
The polymer used to make a plastic is almost always mixed with additives, including colorants, plasticizers, stabilizers, fillers, and reinforcements. These additives affect the chemical composition, chemical properties, and mechanical properties of a plastic and also affect its cost.
Thermosets and Thermoplastics
Thermosetting polymers, also known as thermosets, solidify into a permanent shape. They are amorphous and considered to have infinite molecular weight. Thermoplastics, on the other hand, can be heated and remolded over and over again. Some thermoplastics are amorphous, while some have a partially crystalline structure. Thermoplastics typically have a molecular weight between 20,000 to 500,000 amu."
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen LTC Greg Henning LTC Jeff Shearer Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan CPT Scott Sharon CWO3 Dennis M. SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SSG William Jones SGT (Join to see) SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski PO1 H Gene Lawrence PO2 Kevin Parker PO3 Bob McCord
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