Plastic Reuse! New Technology Converts Plastics Into Jet Fuel Ingredients
Merxwire
22 May 2021, 18:13 GMT+10
The WSU research team s new technology enables plastics to be converted into injected fuel ingredients in just one hour. The research was published in the journal Chem Catalysis.
Pullman, WA (Merxwire) - No one wants the world to be full of undecomposable garbage. In order to protect the earth, we must recycle plastics. But how to make recycling plastics economically beneficial? The research team at Washington State University (WSU) converts plastics into jet fuel ingredients within an hour.
WSU researchers Hongfei Lin and Chuhua Jia have developed a new technology that can convert plastics into aviation fuel and other valuable products through catalysts and chemical reactions, making the reuse of plastics easier and more efficient. Economic Value. It only takes one hour to convert plastics into fuel components.