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Engineering360: "Machine turns plastic into oil"

11/10/2021 8:32 AM

Read Engineering360 article: Machine turns plastic into oil.

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Re: Machine turns plastic into oil

11/10/2021 2:24 PM

And how much would this cost?

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11/11/2021 6:40 AM

It would probably cost about a dollar two ninety. However, won't the end product just cause more CO2 into the atmosphere?

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11/11/2021 11:50 AM

Plant a tree. That's what I do.

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Re: Machine turns plastic into oil

12/08/2021 1:42 PM

OK....interesting idea that even has had commercial hurdles in industrial settings...and the potential for a homeowner to improperly select the plastics to process, the energy input to get to 800 degrees and potential safety issues with pressure and O2....and how does the untrained homeowner know if the condensed liquid is OK to put into a vehicle or device to burn it??? and how efficient is the device in terms of GHG emissions??? and so much more.....and the word 'oil' here is more likely 'crude' unrefined mixtures than a useable clean burning material....sounds problematic in the real world.

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