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.”
Scientists convert waste plastics into jet fuel in less than an hour
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The Office of Commercialization has awarded 10 Washington State University researchers with the Commercialization Gap Fund (CGF). The CGF supports research projects with high market potential and provides researchers up to $40,000 to booster their ability to make an economic impact on society. The CGF is funded by a generous donation from the Washington Research Foundation with matching funds from the Office of Commercialization.
“The innovations of this year’s awardees demonstrate near market-ready technologies with the potential to improve lives and enhance the economies of the state of Washington, the nation, and the world,” said Sita Pappu, assistant vice president for the Office of Commercialization within the Office of Research. “Funding from the Commercialization Gap Fund will bridge the gap between research in the laboratory and market-ready commercialization.”