Fuel from plastic bags
Last reviewed: 16.10.2021
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Plastic bags pose a real threat to the environment, they pollute the water, get entangled in the branches of trees and decay for decades in landfills, poisoning the earth.
In Japan, one of the specialists of the company Blest has developed an apparatus that helps to convert plastic bags into fuel.
Akinori Ito demonstrated the work of his home appliance in a video presentation. Put plastic debris (packages, containers, etc.) in the table top, it is remelted, as a result, a gas is released, from which fuel is then produced.
An environmentally friendly plastic processing machine processes polystyrene, polyethylene, polypropylene (with the exception of PET bottles). It is worth noting that using a kilowatt of power, a machine made of 1 kg of plastic is capable of producing about 120 g of fuel.
The Japanese inventor has inspired the creation of such a machine with the usual understanding that plastic is made from oil, so there must be a method that would allow the plastic to return to its original state.
The desktop machine Akinori with electricity heats the plastic placed in it, then collects the outgoing steam, which is cooled and condensed into crude oil. Such oil can be used for generators and some furnaces. In addition, after preliminary preparation, crude oil is used for the production of gasoline.
According to the developer of the unique machine, transforming plastic waste into oil can significantly reduce air pollution and raise public awareness about the possibilities of fuel from "plastic".
Combustion of plastic is the most common form of energy production, but at the time of combustion, an incredible amount of harmful substances and carbon dioxide are released into the air.
But, despite the fact that after the processing of plastic produces fuel, which, when burned, will also release harmful substances into the atmosphere, a new method of processing plastic may become revolutionary. Since Akinari created the device for home use, it can be assumed that consumers will gain more energy independence, so that it will be possible to reduce the amount of oil extracted from the earth.
Currently, the system of the Japanese inventor can be purchased through the company Blest Corporation, the price of the device is 10 thousand dollars, which makes it unavailable for a number of potential buyers. However, Akinari intends to reduce the cost of his device when the product becomes more popular and there will be an opportunity to expand production.
It is worth mentioning one more unique method of combating waste. In Rotterdam, a group of students developed a way to process food waste and create material of a kind and strength that is not inferior to leather products. Young people created prototypes of models of bags of mangoes, nectarines, and a lamp shade made from the remains of a peach.
Currently, manufacturers of "fruit skin" are experimenting with various combinations of waste products of fruits and vegetables to achieve higher qualities of the final product. For example, a bag made of strawberries is short-lived and can be torn with frequent use, but adding pumpkin or apple to its composition increases its wear resistance.
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