Posted on Aug 29, 2025
World's first method turns plastic into fuel with 95% efficiency
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Scientists in the United States and China say they have developed a one-step method to convert mixed plastic waste into petrol at room temperature and ambient pressure, achieving more than 95 percent efficiency.
The approach, which the team describes as requiring less energy, less equipment, and fewer steps than conventional plastic-to-fuel pathways, is designed to be scalable for industrial use.
The approach, which the team describes as requiring less energy, less equipment, and fewer steps than conventional plastic-to-fuel pathways, is designed to be scalable for industrial use.
World's first method turns plastic into fuel with 95% efficiency
Posted from interestingengineering.com
Science
Recycling
Energy
Plastics
China
Posted 5 mo ago
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Lt Col Charlie Brown I wouldn't be surprised if over a quarter of the waste in landfills is plastic. They had a recycling program here in my county but every time I went there to recycle milk jugs, soda bottles etc it was full so the gate keepers just said to put it in the regular trash.
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Sgt Jim Belanus
makes me think we should revert back to the 50's and early 60's. Everything was glass and reuseable. There was a deposit and on return so was the deposit. I don't think there was anything my mother threw away. Most was repurposed and any food scraps went to the dog ,cats or hogs. My life style today and full garbage can goes to my own landfill and reduced to ashes. Teo old people are creating more garbage than their parents and its all non reusable packaging plus FedEx and UPS packages.
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That may vary well induce clean up of the various plastic pieces about the world. Fewer animals harmed by plastic is welcomed
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