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| 2018-03-17 |
| Man converts plastic into oil. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 remoteman, is that British paraffin (kerosene) or American (wax)? |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2018-03-17 16:31 |
| #3 Just throw it all in the Mr. Fusion(tm) and be done with it. Atoms we are and to atoms we return. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2018-03-17 14:50 |
| #2 Key is to make it a continuous rather than batch process. There is a facility in Portland that coverts plastic bottles back to oil. The oil is mostly paraffin. |
| Posted by: remoteman 2018-03-17 14:37 |
| #1 I think scientists have known this can be done for several decades now. The trick is making it economically feasible. Probably have to get the big oil companies out of the way too. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2018-03-17 12:35 |