CEDP 2012 Gakona's machine to convert Plastic to Oil-based fuels (gasoline, diesel, etc)

; Date: May 2, 2019

Common plastic is actually made from fossil fuels. It's possible to convert plastic into a liquid fuel. Heating the plastic makes a toxic flammable gas that is then condensed to a liquid fuel. The result is a liquid fuel burnable in an internal combustion engine, and this liquid fuel is sourced from what would otherwise be filling a landfill. Some companies are setting up commercial distilling operations to remove plastics from waste streams to create fuel.

Source: Simone Sebalo

Demonstration of a machine that turns empty plastic bottles into oil to use.

Source: Simone Sebalo

Demonstration of a machine that turns empty plastic bottles into oil to use.

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