Researchers find a way of turning plastic into petroleum

Hi everyone,

Despite being written in Spanish, I enclose you this awesome new, about turning plastics into petroleum.

As has happened several times in science, the discovery took place by chance, because the research had a different aim.

It is necessary to break the carbon chains (those I pointed out in the article explaining the formation of gasoline, plastics are nothing but petroleum with a different carbon chain system than gas) of formed plastic, so is required to reach temperatures up to 400 ºC

The resultant petroleum, has a lot to do with diesel, what makes the discovery even better.

Despite polluting the same as regular gas, it’s positive in the way it’s not necessary to extract it from the nature, and it’s given a use to unserveful plastics.

What is need now is economic support, and we strongly encourage firms to help these researchers in order to develope this wonderful idea.

Posted on March 23, 2012, in General. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.

  1. luisnuinezpeleta

    Wow! if that new is realy true! what are we waiting for? Instead of investing on useless issues we should invest more money on developing this proyect! We could recycle every plastic instead of dumping it and make it petrol! We could stop being manipulated by the countries who have petrol! It’s a wonderful new!

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