From plastic to jet fuel in one hour

From plastic to jet fuel in one hour
17 May 2021
Professional Engineering
Stock image. The new method could make it more cost effective and easy to recycle plastic (Credit: Shutterstock)
Waste plastic has been converted to jet fuel and other useful products within an hour thanks to a new technique.
Researchers at Washington State University developed the method, which they said makes it easier and more cost-effective to reuse plastics.
The researchers converted 90% of plastic to jet fuel and other valuable hydrocarbons at ‘moderate’ temperatures. The process can reportedly be fine-tuned to provide different products.
The work was led by graduate student Chuhua Jia and associate professor Hongfei Lin. “In the recycling industry, the cost of recycling is key,” Lin said. “This work is a milestone for us, to advance this new technology to commercialisation.”

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