Japanese invention:
machine turns a kilo of plastic into an entire liter of oil!
Hi everyone!
After Jesus
making water into wine, Japanese technology is now making plastic into oil! In
the world, there are few places to dispose of garbage and the effects of trash
can be very bad. Finally, cities all over the world can make their sustainable
ambitions come true! This machine is produced in various sizes, for both
industrial and home uses and can easily transform a kilogram of plastic waste
into one liter of oil.
How does it
work? The idea is very simple. It began with the simple realization that
plastic is made from oil. Thus, Japanese engineers thought they could convert
plastic back into its original form: oil. They invented the oil conversion
machine. This invention is actually a non-polluting, fully contained process
that heats up the plastic, traps the vapors through a system of pipes and water
chambers. These, in turn, cool the vapors and condense them back into oil. It’s
just as simple as that! An additional refinement step converts the oil into
gasoline.
The system
is thanks to the highly-efficient technology able to convert 1 kilogram of
plastic into 1 liter of oil (which nowadays costs around €1,5/l) just by using
1 kilowatt of electricity (€0,15) but without emitting CO2 in the process.
The cost of
the machine is currently just under 10,000 USD, but by ramping up the
production process, they hope to bring the price down.
One
important side note: the end product of this conversion system is still fuel
that must be burned, and consequently, it will still give off CO2…
What do you
think of this “fuel of the future”?
Sarah,
Klaas and Klara
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