Converting Plastics to Fuel
New Technology & Chemical Process Developed at Purdue Converts Plastics to Fuel Source: NOAA - Albatross Amid Waste Plastic 2050 Forecast: Global Oceans with More Plastics than Fish The world is awash in discarded plastic. In the past 65 years, 8.3 billion tons of plastic have been produced. Only 9% have been recycled and 12% incinerated. The rest is in the ocean and landfills. The World Economic Forum forecasts that by 2050, world oceans will hold more plastic than fish. A team of engineers at Purdue University have invented a technology to turn those numbers around and convert plastics into clean fuel. Purdue Chemical Engineering Prof. Linda Wang Converting Plastic to Clean Fuel New Clean Fuel from Waste Plastics The technology uses hydrothermal liquefaction. It works by converting the plastic materials to oil by heating them at moderate temperatures under pressure. The Purdue team used common plastic waste such as poly...